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and is essentially abandoned, with few grave markers in evidence. Part of our improvement program will be to restore the ground and any markers, install a board fence around the area and plant some Hemlock trees along the road. A small plaque will identify the area as a cemetery and give some pertinent historical information. The Masonic Cemetery covers four acres on a beautiful knoll and sees quite a lot of activity. There are usually one to two burials a month and many visitors, some of whom take the extra time to spruce things up by tending grave sites and picking up trash and old flowers, which is certainly appreciated.
A walk through this peaceful place is like a history lesson of Rappahannock County. If you can think of a local family name then the odds are that some of their ancestors are burifed here. Many of the graves are from the late 1800’s and many are war veterans, including a local Civil War hero, Charles H. Dear, who fought with Mosby in several local battles. The cemetery was deeded to the Masonic lodge in 1926, with an additional two acres added in 1949.
The planned improvements for the next year include clearing the property line and installing a board fence, refurbishing the tool shed and repairing the roof, filling in and seeding low spots over graves, removing some of the
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