Odd Fellows Cemetery is a sacred space. Stop digging in our graveyards!
Photos by Lisa Y. Henderson, December 2025.
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These spaces are not piles of dirt that you can arbitrarily just scoop up!!
ITS AGAINST NC STATE LAW.
We’re not asking you….we are commanding that you STOP NOW!!
Hi Lisa. Are you in touch with Melissa Timo in the State Archeology office? Have you registered the cemetery with them? I would talk to her about how you could protect this and any other cemeteries. Email me if you want more info
Hi Margo. I registered all three cemeteries back in 2021. I have been in communication with Melissa this past week concerning what has happened at Vick and Odd Fellows. She’s not in the direct loop, but has been helpful.