Oak Grove Cemetery (Lexington, Virginia)

Oak Grove Cemetery
Gravesite of General Stonewall Jackson and his family
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314 S. Main St., Lexington, Virginia 24450
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37°46′49″N 79°26′43″W / 37.7804097°N 79.4453157°W / 37.7804097; -79.4453157
No. of graves~7,500
WebsiteInformation at Lexington Visitor's Center
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The Oak Grove Cemetery, originally known as the Presbyterian Cemetery, is located on South Main Street in downtown Lexington, Virginia, less than a mile from the campuses of Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute. The cemetery was renamed in 1949 as the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery after the Confederate general, who was buried here in 1863. The current name dates to September 3, 2020.[1] Also buried here are 144 Confederate veterans, two Governors of Virginia, and Margaret Junkin Preston, the "Poet Laureate of the Confederacy".[2]

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  2. ^ Virginia is for Lovers (i.e., Virginia Tourism Corporation). "Oak Grove Cemetery". Retrieved May 2, 2021.