Traffic whizzes by at 55 miles an hour, drivers oblivious to the important historical markers that rest just yards from them as they pass by on Highway 228 near Crawfordsville.
But, in recent months, some hard-working East Linn county residents, intent on preserving the local history, have been sprucing up two of the area’s oldest pioneer cemeteries.
Both the Finley Cemetery west of Crawfordsville and the Crawfordsville Union Cemetery have had facelifts after 150 years…