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Commissioners proclaim July Bellefonte Union Cemetery Month, praise volunteers
Summary
Board of Commissioners adopted Proclamation No. 34 designating July 2025 as Bellefonte Union Cemetery Month and thanked volunteers who maintain the cemetery’s roughly 8,500 graves; speakers described the site’s Civil War burials, storm damage and volunteer labor model.
The Centre County Board of Commissioners adopted Proclamation No. 34 on Tuesday, proclaiming July 2025 as Bellefonte Union Cemetery Month and recognizing volunteer efforts to maintain the historic burial ground.
Speakers from the Bellefonte Union Cemetery Association described the cemetery’s history and the scale of volunteer maintenance. "There's over 800 veterans altogether in the cemetery," a cemetery representative said, and…
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