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McGavock Family Cemetery

Coordinates: 36°56′51″N 80°55′30″W / 36.94750°N 80.92500°W / 36.94750; -80.92500
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McGavock Family Cemetery
McGavock Family Cemetery is located in Virginia
McGavock Family Cemetery
McGavock Family Cemetery is located in the United States
McGavock Family Cemetery
LocationNW of Rural Retreat, near Fort Chiswell, Virginia
Coordinates36°56′51″N 80°55′30″W / 36.94750°N 80.92500°W / 36.94750; -80.92500
Arealess than one acre
Built1812 (1812)
Built byKrone, Laurence
Architectural styleGermanic
NRHP reference No.79003098[1]
VLR No.098-0022
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1979
Designated VLRMarch 20, 1979[2]

McGavock Family Cemetery is a historic family cemetery located near Fort Chiswell, Wythe County, Virginia. It is located on a hill above The Mansion at Fort Chiswell. The cemetery includes approximately about 15 Germanic sandstone monuments dating from 1812 to the late-1830s.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: McGavock Family Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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