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New Thompson family cemetery dedicated at Alta Vista after graves moved — twice

Julie Hawk prepares to place a wreath at the Thompson family plot at Alta Vista Cemetery Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, during the Thompson Family Reinterment Celebration. - photo by Scott Rogers

11112021 CEMETERY 3.jpg — Julie Hawk prepares to place a wreath at the Thompson family plot at Alta Vista Cemetery Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, during the Thompson Family Reinterment Celebration. - photo by Scott Rogers

One by one, Thompson family descendants gave their name, with some sharing more about their ties to one of Hall County’s founding families.