Landmark Mabel Memorial Chapel and Cemetery
U.S. Navy Surgeon Lucien G. Heneberger, a military hero, donated the Mabel Memorial Chapel in 1898. The Chapel was built on land donated by the Moses Wenger family, specifically to be used only for a... continue reading »
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"Save this beautiful and meaningful place. What will the future generations have to look forward to if all the "old" places are destroyed (in the name of progress)?"
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"please save Mabel Memorial Chapel and Cemetery. My grand parents are buried at an old contry chruch.and it would devast me to think that the chapel or the cemetery was neglected or destroyed. God has been taken out of our schools and our goverment. Please"
"One thing we don't need more of in this Valley of ours it more "luxury" student housing."
"Do not let such a travesty of history happen"
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"I was a year exchange student at JMU from Azerbaijan, and understand the importance of this church for not only the residents of Harrisonburg, but for the history of the American nation."
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"Mabel Memorial Chapel should be preserved"
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"My grandparents owned the farm across the road, and I can remember as a young child walking up through the Ott Field to the chapel with Grandma. To a little girl, it was always so white and pretty. I've mourned the loss of that picture in my mind. Judy Kn"
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"This church is like an old friend to so many people."
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"Landmarks should be preserved not torn down. To top it off, by not preserving this land, you are allowing a developer to remove graves that have been in place for over 100 years."
"All 4 of my children as well as my husband grew up in the chapel. My husband and I were married in 1977 by the Rev. Cobbs who was the minister at the chapel at that time. Rev Cobbs also helped along with the congregation add the fellowship hall to the bac"
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