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Part of Piedmont’s past uncovered at abandoned Golden Grove AME Church cemetery

‘Gone but not forgotten’ is etched on several headstones in the old cemetery along Oil Mill Road in Piedmont, but for decades the gravestones in Golden Grove AME Church cemetery – the oldest dating back to 1897 – were obstructed from remembrance by trees and undergrowth.

Restoration of historic Piedmont residence hopes to spur town’s revitalization

Jessica Atkins Few first noticed the big white house on the hill as a four-year-old eating ice cream at Jigg’s Café in downtown Piedmont. As the home’s new owner, she hopes renovation of the historic Piedmont residence will spur other revitalization projects in the town.