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Old Markers At This Location also titled "From a Burying Ground to a Park".
 
By Kevin W., September 13, 2008
From a Burying Ground to a Park Marker
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1 ► Virginia, Fredericksburg — From a Burying Ground to a Park — Reported permanently removed
In 1774, St. George’s Parish purchased the land around you for a cemetery. Following the American Revolution and disestablishment of the Anglican Church in Virginia, the Fredericksburg government appropriated this land for a public burying ground. . . . — — Map (db m11430) HM
2 ► Virginia, Fredericksburg — From a Burying Ground to a Park — Reported permanently removed
“On motion made and seconded, resolved unanimously that the new burying ground be enclosed with brick….”      Council Minutes of July 6th, 1824      Robert Lewis, Mayor (Buried in the Masonic Lodge Cemetery) In 1774, St. George’s Parish . . . — — Map (db m2700) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 10, 2026