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URL:https://mariettaohio.org/events/cemetery-tours-belpres-service-and-sac
 rifice-at-tunnel-cemetery/
SUMMARY:Cemetery Tours: Belpre’s Service and Sacrifice at Tunnel Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about the connections between Belpre\, Ohio’
 s second oldest permanent settlement\, and several military veterans and t
 heir families. Stories include: an early settler who lost a grandfather at
  Valley Forge and a husband shortly after his return from the Mexican War\
 ; a founder who died protecting the civilians at Belpre’s Farmer’s Cas
 tle during the Indian War\; a woman who lost both a husband and stepson in
  the Civil War\; and a Marine killed in France just two weeks before the a
 rmistice. We’ll also discuss three World War II veterans killed in actio
 n: Navy seaman Howard McPeek in a Kamikaze attack at Okinawa\, Corporal Wa
 lter Gearhart – during a secret D-Day training exercise\, and Private Ru
 ssell Dexter at the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. Lastly will be a story of a
  Korean War casualty lost fighting in the sub-zero temperatures at Chosin 
 Reservoir.\n\nCost: $12\n\nTour begins at Rockland Cemetery (9 Rockland Ce
 metery Rd\, Belpre\, OH)\n\nOur tour guide will use an enhanced speaker sy
 stem to ensure adequate audio levels.\n\nMember Discounts: If you are curr
 ently a Contributing\, Patron\, or Lifetime member of The Castle\, please 
 use coupon code “castlemember” at checkout to apply your membership be
 nefits. (Contributing - $60: Free admission to 2 cemetery tours\, Patron -
  $120: Free admission to 4 cemetery tours.)\n\nCemetery Tour Tips:\n\n· T
 ours last up to one hour and 15 minutes\n\n· Walking takes place across u
 neven ground and between headstones\n\n· You’ll be standing at some loc
 ations for around 10 – 15 minutes\n\n· Check the weather and dress acco
 rdingly\n\n· Bringing water\, walking sticks\, or easily carried folding 
 chairs is encouraged\n\n· When you arrive at the cemetery\, if you alread
 y have a reservation or tickets check-in with the Castle team member with 
 a clipboard.\n\n· Unless otherwise noted\, tickets will continue to be so
 ld onsite. Paying for your admission with exact change is appreciated.\n\n
 By purchasing these tickets you consent to the use of photographs from thi
 s event being used for promotional purposes.
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CATEGORIES:Arts &
 Entertainment,Community,Events,Featured,Historical,Tours
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