as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
was laid in rest in God's acre, with a comforting view of the river he loved so much
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Further out, a cemetery monument stands in honor of the 150 people who died at the camp during their imprisonment.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Among those buried in the cemetery is Florida’s first Jewish mayor, Adolph Greenhut, who served from 1913 to 1916 — two decades after his stint as Beth El’s president.—
Larry Luxner,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Shirley was buried in a segregated graveyard under live oaks, on a bayou.—
Jesmyn Ward,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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Their remains have been moved across the street to another section of the graveyard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“God's acre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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