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Historic cemetery in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Glebe Burying Ground
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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LocationSouth of Swoope, Virginia, on Glebe School Road
Coordinates38°6′33″N 79°13′20″W / 38.10917°N 79.22222°W / 38.10917; -79.22222
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.85002722
VLR No.007-1150
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 1, 1985
Designated VLRMarch 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.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glebe Burying Ground" (PDF). and Accompanying photo

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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