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Glebe Burying Ground

Glebe Burying Ground
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Overview of the surrounding trees
Glebe Burying Ground is located in Virginia
Glebe Burying Ground
Glebe Burying Ground is located in the US
Glebe Burying Ground
Location South of Swoope, Virginia, on Glebe School Road
Coordinates 38°6′33″N 79°13′20″W / 38.10917°N 79.22222°W / 38.10917; -79.22222Coordinates: 38°6′33″N 79°13′20″W / 38.10917°N 79.22222°W / 38.10917; -79.22222
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference # 85002722
VLR # 007-1150
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 1, 1985
Designated VLR March 16, 1982

Glebe Burying Ground, also known as Glebe Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located near Swoope, Augusta County, Virginia. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in Augusta County and contains a wide variety of stones illustrating the evolution of local funerary art from the 1770s through the 19th century. The surviving stones date from 1770 to 1891. They reflect changes in the local funerary art of Scotch-Irish, English, and German settlers and their descendants.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.


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