Suffolk adds 2 new guided tours including historic cemetery tour
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SUFFOLK, Va. - Suffolk Tourism has added two new guided tours that include a tour through one of the city s historic cemeteries and other historic buildings in Downtown Suffolk.
The newly added tour, âVictorian Suffolk: Dying To Be There, A Guided Discovery of Cedar Hill Cemeteryâ explores the hidden meanings buried in Suffolkâs Historic Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Officials say the tour will feature Victorian-era symbolism, burial practices, funerary industries, and mourning rituals. It will highlight how the residents of Suffolk that both lived and died in the 19th century.