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Frances, Green’s widow, collected donations and with the trustees of Trinity Chapel Methodist Church bought 2 acres in 1889 for a church and burial ground.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Subsequent research and excavations found the site also served as a burial ground.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
One of the largest mass graves in Mexico was reported in 2017 when more than 250 skulls were found in what appeared to be a drug cartel mass burial ground on the outskirts of the city of Veracruz.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Its above-ground tombs tell centuries of stories and offer a striking visual unlike any other American burial ground.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Subsequent research and excavations found the site also served as a burial ground.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
One of the largest mass graves in Mexico was reported in 2017 when more than 250 skulls were found in what appeared to be a drug cartel mass burial ground on the outskirts of the city of Veracruz.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Its above-ground tombs tell centuries of stories and offer a striking visual unlike any other American burial ground.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Burial ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial%20ground. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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