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Researchers are reminded to be respectful before entering a cemetery that lies on private land.  Always ask permission from the owner before entering their property.

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LOWER TURKEYFOOT TOWNSHIP

THOMAS CEMETERY

TOPO# 1

LOCATION/ADDRESS: State Game Lands

DIRECTIONS: At intersection of Draketown Rd and Conn Rd, take Conn Rd NW for 1.1 mi. Park at gate leading to State Game Lands. Proceed up gravel lane for approximately 3/4 mi. When road forks, turn left and go approximately 300 yds past two fields. Cemetery is on right at end of second field approximately 30 ft in woods under a huge pine tree along road. 8 graves.

INFO SOURCE: Somerset Planning Commission

WPA - AKA: Sam Painter to Thomas Anderson

LATITUDE: 39 51 17N
LONGITUDE: 79 23 15W

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Maintained by State. Nice walk but beware of rattlesnakes in August. Inscription on one gravestone is: Geo. W. Anderson, 191 Pa Inf. Co B.

PHOTOS: 2

Anderson gravestone, Thomas Cemetery

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