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Council designates Cedar Hill Cemetery and addition as local historic landmark, directs cleanup and research
Summary
The council unanimously designated Cedar Hill Cemetery and the Cedar Hill Cemetery addition as local historic landmarks, committed to cleanup and to resuming historical research, and discussed placing markers at both sites.
The Rocky Mount City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance designating Cedar Hill Cemetery and the Cedar Hill Cemetery addition as local historic landmarks and instructed staff to pursue cleanup, signage and the historical research that had halted under a previous administration.
City planning staff described the property as a public cemetery that includes graves of several prominent African American leaders from the post–Civil War fusion era and…
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