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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Restoration of Winchell Cemetery, Franklin Township, Ross County Ohio

Click on title to link to a March 24, 2010 story from the Chillicothe Gazette
about the ongoing restoration work at the Winchell Cemetery.

Abstracted from the story:

"HOW TO HELP"

"If you have information about or photos of the Winchell Cemetery, call Guy McCorkle at 663-5419."

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