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Volunteers, grants and Eagle Scout projects drive cemetery restorations in Clay County
Summary
Board members heard updates on cemetery restorations: Sauter Cemetery cleanup, an Eagle Scout-led restoration at McKendree Hammock, pending VA veteran marker application and plans to pursue state grants for abandoned African-American cemeteries.
At the Clay County Historical Preservation Board meeting, S2 (Kathy) reported several active cemetery restoration efforts across the county and outlined grant and volunteer activities supporting the work. S2 said the Sauter Cemetery restoration is nearly complete, volunteers have placed memorial markers for unmarked burials, and a veteran marker application for James Cornelius West was submitted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in September with no update yet.
Kathy described McKendree Hammock, a…
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