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15 gravestones at historic Fredericksburg City Cemetery toppled; roughly $20,000 in damage
A volunteer group overseeing the historic Fredericksburg City Cemetery in Spotsylvania County, Va. said on May 7, 2025, that ...
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Virginia family finds closure as WWII airman's remains identified and buried at Arlington National Cemetery
The remains of Staff Sergeant Hubert Yeary, shot down during World War II, were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery ...
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Kidnapped by pirates and abandoned in Virginia, Peter Francisco was George Washington's 'one-man army'
When you enter Shockoe Hill Cemetery on Richmond’s Northside ... Weeks later, the boy was abandoned an ocean away in Hopewell. Elizabeth McLeod is a member of the Peter Francisco Society ...
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Mourning turns to confusion as cemetery fails to prepare grave for Virginia mother on time
7News is On Your Side with a recommendation from Virginia's cemetery board if you or a loved one has experienced something similar. You can file an official complaint with DPOR's Compliance and ...
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Tyler's National African American Historical Society works to clean, restore newly found abandoned Black cemetery
Wade hopes people who may have relatives at Garrett Cemetery will visit. “It’s a sad thing to have all these people buried out here and it just be forgotten and abandoned,” Wade said.