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Parks board approves DAR-funded granite bench at Norton Center Cemetery for 2026 commemoration
Summary
On Feb. 20, 2025, the Norton Parks and Cemetery Board voted unanimously to allow two local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution to install a granite bench engraved with Revolutionary War veterans' names at Norton Center Cemetery; installation is planned for October 2026 and will be paid for by the DAR branches.
The Norton Parks and Cemetery Board unanimously approved a resolution on Feb. 20, 2025, giving the Cuyahoga-Portage branch and the Norton branch of the Daughters of the American Revolution permission to install a permanent granite bench engraved with the names of Revolutionary War veterans at Norton Center Cemetery. The bench is planned for installation in October 2026 to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and will be paid for by the two DAR branches.
Board member Ruth introduced the request and said the DAR chapters had already identified two names for the bench — recorded in the meeting as Bates Bridal and Henry Van Heining — and that local volunteers…
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