If you come across Parker Field in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, look just behind the visiting team’s bleachers. There you will find historic Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. For more than 250 years, this tiny burial grounds has given rest to nearly 250 locals. The first known interment was 40-year old Elizabeth Thomas in 1760. The earliest existing grave belongs to little Gracie V. Gregg, the 8-month old daughter of J. W. and M. J. Gregg.
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