St. Paul's Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)

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St. Paul's Cemetery (also known as Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery) is a cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia. Established in 1809, it is the cemetery of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. [1]

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