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Survey finds Germantown Cemetery eligible for National Register; GPR shows nearly 500 unmarked burials
Summary
Thunderbird Archaeology reported that Germantown Cemetery is potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and that ground‑penetrating radar identified roughly 499 unmarked burials. Staff recommended possible next steps including submitting preliminary information forms to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and considering local designation routes.
Eric Foreman, senior planner, and consultant Boyd Seif of Thunderbird Archaeology presented an evaluation of five historic properties to the city council on June 3. The presentation highlighted Germantown Cemetery as a site of particular historic and archaeological significance.
Seif summarized the cemetery work: a ground‑penetrating radar survey and archival research indicate the cemetery was established by 1868 and…
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