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Virtual Tour of the Sweet Briar Plantation Burial Ground

Cluster D	Context within the cemetery

Photographs of the gravestones in the cluster.

View to the northeast. From top to bottom, stones 37, 39, 38, and 41.	View to the southwest. From top to bottom, stones 41, 38, 39, and 37.

Individual Gravestones in Cluster E

Stone 35	Stone 37	Stone 38
Stone 39	Stone 40	Stone 41

It is difficult to determine whether the bodies are aligned due east/west or at an angle from the northwest/southeast. Below are two possible options. The dark gray rectangles represent an average, adult burial (approximately 6 feet long).

Option 1	Option 2