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ti <br />has some congregants and officials concerned about the cemetery's proximity to the soft <br />shoulder on the side of the road. While landmark status would not specifically dictate <br />set backs or other matters with any future road work, it will allow the HPC and the <br />church a voice in the conversation. <br />The cemetery fulfills criteria #2 in that it is the resting place of a number of prominent <br />families that helped to settle Madison Township. The burials also provide information <br />and context about religious reformation as the burials reflect the time both before and <br />after this German community divided between the Lutheran and Reformed religious <br />communities. The cemetery is also the burial site of several veterans of United States <br />Armed Forces, including veterans of the Civil War. <br />Also, there are a number of other cemeteries in the County that are Local Landmarks <br />and date to a similar time. <br />Byrkit Cemetery <br />VanBuskirk Cemetery_ <br />Lj <br />Harris Prairie Cemete <br />Cdpe-Witter Cemetery <br />.. <br />f Wzler-Holiingshead Cemetery, . <br />._....w_TUft-ttUckey Cemete�Y.....,...:. ,....._..< <br />UIl ryCemetery <br />=Pleasant Valley Cemetery- <br />