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Old Naval Cemetery, Port Royal

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Anne M Powers

If you needed any reminder of the devastating effects of yellow fever in the past, a cursory reading of the headstone inscriptions is enough. Its boundary wall is still largely in place though dilapidated but many of the headstones are… Continue Reading →

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