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Fairview Cemetery, also known as Citizens' Cemetery and Antioch Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located at Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States.
History
It was established in 1855. The property includes a contributing mid-19th-century municipal cemetery, an early-20th-century African-American cemetery, a monument to Confederate dead (1881), an enclosure wall, and a caretaker's lodge.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
Notable people buried there include A.P. Hill (1825-1865), Confederate general, United States Congressmen John S. Barbour (1790–1855) and John Franklin Rixey (1854–1907).
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Evelyn D. Causey (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairview Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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