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  • Vallandigham's Speech

    KARE co-chair Renee Romano tells attendees 10,000 people gathered where they stood Saturday in Public Square to hear Vallandigham’s speech.

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  • Kremlin Building

    Tour attendees walk past the Kremlin Building toward Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church. 

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  • Attendees gather in front of Knox Memorial Theatre on E High Street, one of the stops on the walking tour.

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  • Jane Payne

    Tour attendees listen to the story of Jane Payne, Mount Vernon’s first female doctor, near the dog fountain. 

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  • Mount Calvary Baptist Church

    KARE co-chair Renee Romano speaks about Mount Calvary Baptist Church during the tour, exactly a week after the site was named a state historical marker. 

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  • Ellamae Simmons

    A cousin of Ellamae Simmons (middle) attends the walking tour. 

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  • First Congregational United Church of Christ

    Black biblical figures depicted in stained glass have faced Main Street since 1895.

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  • Union Soldier

    The statue of a Union soldier in Mount Vernon’s Public Square honors the 3,000 men and boys from Mount Vernon who fought in the Civil War.

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