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Patrick Henry Gravestone Conservation

September 30 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Date:
September 30
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Venue

Red Hill
1250 Red Hill Rd
Brookneal, VA 24528 United States
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Phone
434-376-2044
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Visit the Henry Family Cemetery as Cody Youngblood, Red Hill’s Director of Historic Preservation & Collections, and Ashleigh Meyer, Historian & Preservationist at Old City Cemetery, clean and repair the headstones and tombs.

About the Cemetery

This cemetery has, since 1799, held the body of Patrick Henry. In 1831, his wife Dorothea Dandridge was buried by his side. Many other descendants are buried here as well, including two of Henry’s sons, several grandchildren, and even a great-grandchild. Seven headstones and box tombs stand today.

Join us!

Visitors are welcome to visit the cemetery on September 30 to watch the conservation work in action, ask our staff questions, and even lend a hand. No registration is necessary.

 


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