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Historic Thompson family cemetery is now at Alta Vista Cemetery

Gainesville attorney Julius Hulsey visits Alta Vista Cemetery Monday, June 22, 2020, at the new plot of the Thompson Family. The Thompson family graves were previously on private property in North Hall, but have been moved to Alta Vista cemetery in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

06232020 CEMETERY 1.jpg — Gainesville attorney Julius Hulsey visits Alta Vista Cemetery Monday, June 22, 2020, at the new plot of the Thompson Family. The Thompson family graves were previously on private property in North Hall, but have been moved to Alta Vista cemetery in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

Descendants are celebrating the new location in the city’s Alta Vista Cemetery off Jesse Jewell Parkway, in a move that was completed in May.