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28. Jehu Cemetery

Highway 71

Jehu Cemetery, 2006
Jehu Cemetery, 2006

Named for the boy Jehu Richards who hid in the vicinity after surviving an Indian massacre; contains a number of headstones carved as logs and tree trunks, marking the spots where members of the fraternal organization Woodmen of the World are buried. Cedar trees, a biblical symbol of everlasting life, are also plentiful in this cemetery.

 

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