A historic cemetery restoration project was undertaken as a 9/11 project. Members of a church from Baytown participated in the effort. The cemetery that was restored is historic and located in Houston.
Further details about the project are available from the Baytown Sun. The publication reported on the church members' involvement in the restoration.
The specifics of the restoration work and the cemetery's history are not provided here, but can be found through the Baytown Sun's coverage of the project.
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