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Date: July 9, 2000 Cemetery Name: Vernon Hall Cemetery Street: Heritage Street City: Kinston County: Lenoir State: North Carolina Nation:USA Zip: 28501 Land Type: Private Status: Abandoned Graves within: unknown at least 20 Oldest grave: early 1750s Records: Unsure Inventory: No Owner: Unknown at this time Problem's Cemetery about to be destroyed Property Encroachment Overgrown-trees Overgrown-ground cover Overgrown-vines Broken Headstones Buried Headstones Disintegrating Headstones Fallen Headstones General Neglect Records location
Cemetery descriptionThis is the final resting place of family members for the first Governor of North Carolina Richard Caswell as well as from the family of Pres. George Washington's brother. It is now covered over in weeds, trees, bamboo and even pavement. The brick wall surrounding the elder Caswell's is all but broken and crumbled, tombstones falling over or missing. The present Governor of NC has been updated on this situation as have other government officials, but no one has responded. They have allowed a parking lot to be placed over the front portion of the cemetery and the rest to go to nature. Appalling is the best I can say about it. Other ProblemsNow that we have made the public aware of this cemetery I am afraid of vandalism as this cemetery could also be the final resting place for the Governor himself. Previous ContactsGovernor Hunt, every state politician for North Carolina and even the White House. Several newspapers. Current StatusWe are trying to find the legal owners of the property to see what can be done about returning it to the rightful owners, the descendants of Governor Richard Caswell, as he left the cemetery to his heirs and family forever. Submitted by / Contact for additional Information: name: Susan M Burgess-Hoffman
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