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A new exhibit remembers the lives of York residents buried in unmarked graves

The exhibit reveals details of the lives of some of the roughly 800 people buried in York City Cemetery.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

A group in York wants to honor 800 people buried with no gravestones

The site along Schley Alley and West 7th Avenue  in North York holds the remains of 800 people, most of whom do not have grave markers.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

Native American remains exhumed from Carlisle cemetery do not match Native American boy, U.S. Army says.

Remains exhumed from a cemetery at the Carlisle Barracks do not belong to the Native American teenager recorded to have been buried there.

By Michael Rubinkam/Associated Press

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As Mother Bethel burial ground gets historical marker, community reflects on those forgotten

The Bethel Burying Ground is considered one of the country’s first independent cemeteries for free African-Americans.

By Emily Scott/WHYY

‘Finally at rest’: Unclaimed veterans buried with help from a former Pa. coroner’s office intern and reporters

Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Bucks County performs military burials for veterans whose remains were never claimed. This service for the “unattended” started almost a decade ago.

By Ximena Conde/WHYY
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