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many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby
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As a result, content about notable veterans—including Gen. Colin Powell and the Tuskegee Airmen—is no longer easily accessible on the cemetery’s website.
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Essence News Editors, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
The cemetery dates between the first and fourth centuries B.C., according to the study, and excavations over many years allowed researchers to get a better understanding of the cemetery’s occupants.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Three tribal cemeteries sit just outside its original borders, areas now dotted with large, upscale homes.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
March 15, 10:00 a.m. to Noon Brooklyn’s historic cemetery is celebrating Women’s History with a ride on its famous trolley to visit the final resting places of prominent New York women of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Essence News Editors, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
The cemetery dates between the first and fourth centuries B.C., according to the study, and excavations over many years allowed researchers to get a better understanding of the cemetery’s occupants.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Three tribal cemeteries sit just outside its original borders, areas now dotted with large, upscale homes.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
March 15, 10:00 a.m. to Noon Brooklyn’s historic cemetery is celebrating Women’s History with a ride on its famous trolley to visit the final resting places of prominent New York women of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cemetery. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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cemetery
noun
cem·e·tery
ˈsem-ə-ˌter-ē 
plural cemeteries
: a place where dead people are buried : graveyard
Etymology
Middle English cimitery "cemetery," from early French cimiterie (same meaning), from Latin coemeterium "cemetery," from Greek koimētērion "sleeping chamber, burial place," from koiman "to put to sleep"
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