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Cemeteries Relocated for Rend Lake Project
The U S Army Corps of Engineers will move nine small cemeteries containing at least 40 graves as Rend Lake nears completion. Most plots are in Franklin County with two in Jefferson County. some are unmarked. Some graves may total 50 as relocations proceed under one contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Hurst
Rend Lake
John W. Matheney
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Matheney
Bend Lake Construction
Corps
Rend Lake Area
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Ceme
Teries
Head
Crain
Hopper
Dunbar
Wyatt
Kiselewski
Goodman
Baker and Olivet
Kirk
Ina
Bonnie
John Granson Scarborough
Scarborough
Veterans Administration
Old Benton
Benton
Barren Township