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At right, Nathan Burrell, left, with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation receives headstone from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.

At right, Nathan Burrell, left, with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation receives headstone from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.

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Headstones from historic African-American cemetery being relocated

Dozens of headstones from a historic African-American cemetery in the nation’s capital that were used for erosion control along the Virginia shoreline of the Potomac River are being relocated to a memorial garden in Maryland.