ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO -Visitors to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery will now notice monuments in the areas of the cemetery where flat grave markers are in the ground. The group, Meaningful Caus… ...

The cemetery says flat grave markers “cost between $250 and $600.” Mark Price is a National Reporter for McClatchy News.

Why is that? — A.L. Answer: The gravestones in Salem Moravian Graveyard are flat, white marble. They are original, from the first burial, John Birkhead on June 7, 1771, to today.

"Some (grave markers) wer e hard to read and some were buried. Some were really sad. (A volunteer) had to cut around the flat stones so we could see them. We took a lot of dirt off." ...

The cemetery says flat grave markers “cost between $250 and $600.” Mark Price is a National Reporter for McClatchy News.