North Country’s Finest: Cemetery Restoration

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Some of St. Lawrence County’s earliest settlers, along with veterans of the War of 1812, Civil War and World Wars I and II, are buried in the Russell Village Cemetery.

The historic graveyard had fallen into disrepair.

But, a Norfolk couple decided something needed to be done.

“We had such a time looking at the markers and so forth, we sat down and maybe we could have it restored,” said Theron Given (pictured).

Given and his wife, Jean, and a dedicated group of friends, raised thousands of dollars in grants and donations to clean up and repair the cemetery.

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