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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."

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

February 1 2022 - Warrensville West Cemetery - Sharing this updated story from "Cleveland.com" - See under the heading "Cemetery Grant"

It is always exciting to discover a follow-up story  updating the progress of preservation plans benefitting a historic Ohio cemetery, and this one is no exception!  

This follows the announcement published June 15, 2021 to obtain cemetery grant funding for the Warrensville West Cemetery in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.  

Details appear under the heading of "Cemetery Grant":

Excerpt: 

"In what could serve as a model beyond the city, council authorized a $25,000 application to the Ohio History Connection’s Certified Local Government grant program in order to restore “urgent-priority gravestones” within Warrensville West Cemetery, nestled in the northwest corner of the Shaker Town Center."
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An in-depth report regarding this extensive effort is found in this link to "Shakeronline" - that formally presents the Master Plan's details of:  "History & Existing Conditions, Project Overview, and Schedule" integral to this important project.  
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For further reference to the burials at this early Ohio cemetery, here is a link to the Warrensville West Cemetery as it appears on the website of "Find A Grave".
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