300 FT. S. OF PARKING LOT-PINE RIDGE PARK, ANNANDALE
This 1/4 acre parcel was deeded to Ebenezer Lodge No.
14, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, for use as
a graveyard in 1907 (Db X6:539). The cemetery
and surrounding property was condemned by the
Fairfax County School Board in 1965 for a school
that was never built. The Fairfax County Park
Authority was eventually given use of the land
and constructed ball fields in 1983. The cemetery
was not maintained and suffered severely from
neglect and vandalism. In 1990 the School Board
cleared, fenced, and surveyed the site for burials.
Forty-five graves were located. Only one original
gravestone survived, all others on the site
were placed by the School Board in 1990. The
cemetery was clean and well maintained.
BETTE E. COLLINS
Born: 1882c
Died: JAN 9, 1920
Wife of: WM. H. COLLINS
Inscription "BETTE E. Wife of WM. H. COLLINS Died
Jan. 9, 1920 Aged 39 Yrs. Rest Sweet Rest......COLLINS."
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