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Saint Michael Catholic (Silver Run) Cemetery
Cairo, Ritchie

Cemetery:       Saint Michael Catholic Cemetery
Other:          Silver Run Cemetery
Sign:           Yes
Street:        
City:           Cairo
Township:      
County:         Ritchie
State:          West Virginia
Nation:         USA
Zip:           
lat_ns:         N
lat_h:         
lat_mmss:      
long_ew:        W
long_h:        
long_mmss:     
Status:         Abandoned
Size:           Medium
Directions:     South of Cairo, WVa. near the ruins of St. Michael's Catholic Church
Type:           Road-public
Location:       Rural
Terrain:        Level
Watersource:    Yes
Features:      
Property:       Public
Access:         Open
Enclosure:      Natural
Gate:           None
Established:    Establich in 1804 the first group of Irish escaping the potato famine
Gravestones:    50
Oldest:         1804
Newest:         1922
Removed:        Unknown
Relocated:      No
Repairs:        Unsure
Methods:        Adhesives
Restoration:    Unsure
Association:    Unsure
Records:        Yes
Inventory:      Yes
Availability:  
Landscaping:    Unsure
Paths:          Unsure
Trees:          Yes4
Crypts:         Unsure
Fencing:        Unsure
Brickwork:      Unsure
Ironwork:       Unsure
Sculpture:      Unsure
Fountains:      Unsure
Roads:          Unsure
Buildings:      Unsure
Cement:         Unsure
Granite:        Unsure
Marble:         Unsure
Native:         Yes
Slate:          Unsure
Others:         Unsure
Wood:           Unsure
Materials:      Unsure
Architectural:  Unsure
Angels:         Unsure
Draperies:      Unsure
Fraternal:      Unsure
Hands:          Unsure
Lambs:          Unsure
Monograms:      Unsure
Plants:         Unsure
Photos:         Unsure
Religious:      Yes
Scrollwork:     Unsure
Urns:           Unsure
Carvings:       Unsure
Condition:      Cemetery neglected
Unmarked:       Yes
Broken:         Yes
Toppled:        Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried:         Yes
Weather:        Yes
Pollution:      Unknown
Vandalized:     No
Report:         Yes
VA1:           
VA2:           
VA3:           
VA4:           
VA5:           
Overgrowth:    
Overgrowth1:   
Overgrowth2:    Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth3:   
Overgrowth4:   
GroundCover:    Yes
Moss:           Yes
Vines:          Yes
Drainage:       Good
Problem1:      
Problem2:       Apathy
Owner:          Cemetery
Use:            Agricultural
Bordering:      Religous
Change:         Unknown
Reason:         Roads
Visited:        Unknown
Archeology:     Unknown
Habitat:        Yes
Contacted:     

Surnames:

McCabe, Rowland

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