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Works Project Administration – Articles from Rockingham County
CEMETERIES
1. SUBJECT:
Bank Church Graveyard.
2. LOCATION:
One mile north of Rushville, Virginia.
3. DATE:
Unknown.
4. OWNERS:
Bank Church Congregation:
5. DESCRIPTION:
The Bank Church Graveyard is enclosed with an iron fence and is well kept. The early graves, which are
many, are in the northeast end of the yard, and have no markers. The only inscriptions are on the markers at
graves of later dates.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
None.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informant: The sexton of the church.
Visit by worker.
July 2, 2024 W.A. Byerly
Bridgewater, VA
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CEMETERIES
1. SUBJECT:
Bank Church Graveyard.
2. LOCATION:
One mile north of Rushville, Virginia.
3. DATE:
Unknown.
4. OWNERS:
Bank Church Congregation:
5. DESCRIPTION:
The Bank Church Graveyard is enclosed with an iron fence and is well kept. The early graves, which are
many, are in the northeast end of the yard, and have no markers. The only inscriptions are on the markers at
graves of later dates.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
None.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informant: The sexton of the church.
Visit by worker.
July 2, 2024 W.A. Byerly
Bridgewater, VA
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