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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> However, its oldest grave market is from 1777, which suggests that some graves may have been moved to Maplewood after the cemetery was opened. <ref name=C/> The cemetery is a few blocks north of downtown, and located on Maple Avenue near [[Martha Jefferson Hospital]]. The 3.6 acre parcel of land is owned by the city of Charlottesville.<ref name=C/> It holds several notable Charlottesville citizens and over 100 unmarked graves of civil war soldiers. <ref name=C/> | 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> However, its oldest grave market is from 1777, which suggests that some graves may have been moved to Maplewood after the cemetery was opened. <ref name=C/> The cemetery is a few blocks north of downtown, and located on Maple Avenue near [[Martha Jefferson Hospital]]. The 3.6 acre parcel of land is owned by the city of Charlottesville.<ref name=C/> It holds several notable Charlottesville citizens and over 100 unmarked graves of civil war soldiers. <ref name=C/> | ||
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===Prominent People=== | ===Prominent People=== | ||
Historical figures buried here include the following: | Historical figures buried here include the following: |
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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] However, its oldest grave market is from 1777, which suggests that some graves may have been moved to Maplewood after the cemetery was opened. [1] The cemetery is a few blocks north of downtown, and located on Maple Avenue near Martha Jefferson Hospital. The 3.6 acre parcel of land is owned by the city of Charlottesville.[1] It holds several notable Charlottesville citizens and over 100 unmarked graves of civil war soldiers. [1]
Prominent People
Historical figures buried here include the following:
- Paul Goodloe McIntire
- Brigadier General John Marshall Jones
- Brigadier General Armistead Lindsay Long
- Colonel John Bowie Strange
- Fairfax Taylor
- James T. S. Taylor
- Benjamin Franklin Ficklin
Map
Coordinates: 38°01′57″N 78°28′26″W / 38.032594°N 78.473846°W