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The Maplewood Cemetery was established as the town of Charlottesville's first official resting place for the dead in 1827.The cemetery is a few blocks north of downtown, and located on Maple Avenue near [[Martha Jefferson Hospital]]. The land is owned by the city of Charlottesville. Prominent people buried there include [[Paul Goodloe McIntire]]<ref>"Charlottesville : Maplewood Cemetery." Charlottesville : Home. Web. 20 Apr. 2010. <http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=1566>.</ref>.
The Maplewood Cemetery was established as the town of Charlottesville's first official resting place for the dead in 1827.<ref name=C>"Charlottesville : Maplewood Cemetery." Charlottesville : Home. Web. 20 Apr. 2010. <http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=1566>.</ref>.The cemetery is a few blocks north of downtown, and located on Maple Avenue near [[Martha Jefferson Hospital]]. The land is owned by the city of Charlottesville.
 
===Prominent People==
Historical figures buried here include the following:
* [[Paul Goodloe McIntire]]- Charlottseville benefactor
* Brigadier General [[John Marshall Jones]]
* Brigadier General [[Armistead Lindsay Long]]
* Colonel [[John Bowie Strange]]
* [[Fairfax Taylor]]





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The Maplewood Cemetery was established as the town of Charlottesville's first official resting place for the dead in 1827.[1].The cemetery is a few blocks north of downtown, and located on Maple Avenue near Martha Jefferson Hospital. The land is owned by the city of Charlottesville.

=Prominent People

Historical figures buried here include the following:


Map

Coordinates:Erioll world.svg.png 38°01′57″N 78°28′26″W / 38.032594°N 78.473846°W / 38.032594; -78.473846

References

  1. "Charlottesville : Maplewood Cemetery." Charlottesville : Home. Web. 20 Apr. 2010. <http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=1566>.

External links

Official site