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Tomb of the Known Soldier

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Tomb of the Known Soldier, Rome GA Mar 2018
Tomb of the Known Soldier, Rome GA Mar 2018

The Tomb of the Known Soldier is a grave site in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, Georgia, United States, dedicated to a soldier killed in World War I, Private Charles Graves.

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Tomb of the Known Soldier
Myrtle Street, Rome

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Myrtle Street
30161 Rome
Georgia, United States
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