Golfers and Historians Working to Restore Graveyard in Charlottesville, Virginia

Posted by admin on Apr 28, 2015

Some golfers and history enthusiasts are rallying around an effort to fix-up the graves of three families in the middle of a Charlottesville city golf course. The graves hold remains of some of central Virginia’s most prominent families from the days of our nation’s founding.

The headstone for Doctor George Gilmer rests near the tee for the 14th hole at Meadowcreek Golf Course. Dr. Gilmer was President Thomas Jefferson’s personal physician.

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