Lorimier Cemetery proposed for historic register

Friday, March 4, 2005

Cape Girardeau city officials want Old Lorimier Cemetery named to the National Register of Historic Places, a move they say could lead to federal grant money to preserve and restore the community heritage represented in the aging headstones and tap into the tourism of local history.

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