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Kentucky Cemetery gets a Face Lift Save Email Print
Posted: 10:49 PM May 15, 2008
Last Updated: 10:49 PM May 15, 2008
Reporter: Cathleen Moxley
Email Address: cathleen.moxley@wsaz.com

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FLOYD COUNTY, Ky (WSAZ) -- A cemetery in Floyd County may look like just a hill, but it is actually the final resting place for many in Wheelwright's past.

Decades ago during segregation, the cemetery was the only place African Americans in the area could be buried.

Only rocks mark the graves, and they're disappearing.

Nearly 200 people are buried in the almost century old cemetery.

Now, a group of volunteers have cleared the trees and mowed, and even installed a bench.

A local funeral home is donating tombstones.

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