The treasure that lies in local cemetery
RAYLAND — Nestled in the quiet hills of Jefferson County, just beyond the rumble of a passing freight train, lies a piece of this nation’s soul. It is not marked by grandeur. It is not guarded by gates. You will not find a visitor’s center or glossy pamphlets proudly indicating what this site is about. Beneath a tangled thicket of brush and weeds rest the bones of men who once bore the weight of a revolution. Ohio’s earliest patriots — those from the Revolutionary War — are buried here, in Warrenton Cemetery. Their names, for the most part, have been lost to time. ...


