THE DISTILLERY ARE PITCHING IN TO HONOR THE FAMILY. THERE’S A LOT OF HISTORY THAT’S TAKEN PLACE HERE AT THE JIM BEAM DISTILLERY IN BOSTON, KENTUCKY, BUT RECENTLY IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE’S A PIECE OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR HISTORY THAT’S BURIED ON THESE GROUNDS WITH A PROJECT TO FIND IT. BUT WE’RE GLAD WE DID. FOR KAREN, COURTNEY AND HER COUSIN ROBERT KENNEDY FINDING THE GRAVE OF THEIR GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS A SHARED PASSION. I’M VERY PROUD OF MY HERITAGE, A REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN, JOHN KENNEDY SERVED. AMONG HISTORICAL FIGURES LIKE GEORGE ROGERS CLARK. NOBODY THAT I KNEW KNEW WHERE IT WAS. SO THAT’S WHY BOB AND I WERE BOTH HUNTING FOR IT. AND I JUST GOT LUCKY WITH MY LITTLE SISTER THAT FOUND IT. THAT WAS BACK IN 2021. COURTNEY SAYS THE SISTERS KNEW THE LOCATION BASED OFF AN OLD MAP THEY HAD FOUND FROM THE 1800S. THEY THEN PLANTED A SIGN TO MARK THE GRAVE JUST STEPS FROM THE JIM BEAM DISTILLERY IN BOSTON. WHEN THEY SAW THIS SIGN THAT I INSTALLED IN 2021 THAT THE VETERANS GROUP, SOME OF THE VETERANS GROUP SAID HE WAS A REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN. AND THEY SAID, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. THEY DECIDED TO CLEAN UP AND UNCOVER THE SPACE. AND WHAT THEY FOUND WAS EVEN MORE SURPRISING. THEY UNCOVERED OVER 100 EXTRA GRAVES THAT WERE FROM A CHURCH UP HERE THAT WE DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT, BECAUSE IT WAS ALL WEED. NOW, THANKS TO THE VETERANS AT THE JIM BEAM DISTILLERY, THOSE WEEDS HAVE ALL BEEN CLEARED. BENCHES AND A WALKWAY WERE ADDED, AND EACH GRAVE WAS PROPERLY MARKED WITH A BOURBON BARREL HOOP, A NOD FROM THE NEARBY NEIGHBORS. THEY’RE SHOWING THEIR APPRECIATION FOR HIM, AND THAT MEANS A LOT. IT’S JUST UNBELIEVABLE TO SEE THE WORK THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE PUT INTO IT. IT MEANS THE WORLD ADD
A park in Georgia is tying the heroes of the past to the heroes of today
Updated: 5:15 PM EDT Jul 9, 2024
Savannah, Georgia, played a unique role in the Revolutionary War. The "Siege of Savannah" was a bloody battle of loss for the Americans that prepared them for a win at the Battle of Yorktown, the battle that won the war.Related video above: Dozens of Revolutionary War-era graves uncovered at Jim Beam in Nelson CountyIt happened in Downtown Savannah at what is now the visitor's center. The park's purpose is to honor the soldiers who had fought in the battle.Emily Beck, director of interpretation at the Coastal Heritage Society, says one of the men who helped restore the park was a veteran.“There was a man who was a veteran who was working on the battlefield. He brought his little son to the monument, and the little boy started to walk on the stones, and he said, 'Don't walk on the stones. Those are my brothers.'" said Beck.They are brothers of all backgrounds: Haitian, American and French soldiers with a common goal of freedom."I think people sometimes think maybe this is a holiday that represents me. This history is for everybody. That's the actual story, the American Revolution is one of many, many types of Americans," said Beck.The park is open to the public, with tours on Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.
Savannah, Georgia, played a unique role in the Revolutionary War.
The "Siege of Savannah" was a bloody battle of loss for the Americans that prepared them for a win at the Battle of Yorktown, the battle that won the war.
Related video above: Dozens of Revolutionary War-era graves uncovered at Jim Beam in Nelson County
It happened in Downtown Savannah at what is now the visitor's center. The park's purpose is to honor the soldiers who had fought in the battle.
Emily Beck, director of interpretation at the Coastal Heritage Society, says one of the men who helped restore the park was a veteran.
“There was a man who was a veteran who was working on the battlefield. He brought his little son to the monument, and the little boy started to walk on the stones, and he said, 'Don't walk on the stones. Those are my brothers.'" said Beck.
They are brothers of all backgrounds: Haitian, American and French soldiers with a common goal of freedom.
"I think people sometimes think maybe this is a holiday that represents me. This history is for everybody. That's the actual story, the American Revolution is one of many, many types of Americans," said Beck.
The park is open to the public, with tours on Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.
