Hebrew Cemetery

Hebrew Cemetery (HMEY4)

Location: Richmond, VA 23219
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 33.122', W 77° 25.797'

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Richmond's Hebrew Cemetery was established in the early 19th century by Congregation Beth Shalome, which was formed by 1789 and merged with Congregation Beth Ahabah in 1898. The cemetery was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It is the oldest active Jewish cemetery in the south. Many leading Richmond merchants, civic leaders, and rabbis are interred here. Hebrew Cemetery displays traditional Jewish burial ground characteristics in its overall simplicity of plan and marker decoration, yet also contains more decorative elements. A rare military burial ground section contains the graves of thirty Jewish Confederate soldiers.
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HM NumberHMEY4
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Marker NumberSA 2
Year Placed2009
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 8:50pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 285348 N 4158889
Decimal Degrees37.55203333, -77.42995000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 33.122', W 77° 25.797'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 33' 7.32" N, 77° 25' 47.82" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 400 Hospital St, Richmond VA 23219, US
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