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Check out the Old City Cemetery blog for updates from the cemetery including events and news. Established in 1806, Old City Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in Virginia still in use today. It is the most visited historic site in the City of Lynchburg and is Central Virginia's most unique public garden.
Old City Cemetery Blog
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September is National Honey Month and here at OCC, our bee hives are buzzing with end-of-summer energy as the tiny but mighty honey bees prepare for the coming cold. So in homage to our GraveGarden pollinators, we took a deeper look into bees, honey, and of course, history.
Honey bee gathers nectar from mint blossom at Old City Cemetery
A Little History…
Honey has been used by humans in food, medicine, spirituality and more for at least 10,000 years. We know this because archaeologists discovered a painting in the Arana Caves in Spain depicting ancient cliffside honey harvesting from w ..read more