Residents raise concerns over neglected cemetery

MARYVILLE, Ill. – A new street soon to be lined with houses in Maryville has revealed the resting place of some of the town’s earliest residents, an 1800’s cemetery that neighbors say has long been neglected.

The boundaries of the new subdivision sit within arm’s reach of the wooded burial ground.

“I just don’t think that any cemetery should be left like this,” said Jen Caldwell, a Maryville resident…

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