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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 — The Poplar Fat Cemetery at Woodlawn will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17, 2015, at the Woodlawn/Beech Fork United Methodist Church, 4110 
Woodlawn Road, Bardstown.
The Poplar Flat Cemetery is one of the oldest in Nelson County. Joseph Ferguson, founder of what is now known as the Woodlawn/Beech Fork United Methodist Church, moved to Nelson County from Virginia in 1784 and made his home in “Popular Flat.” The first meeting house, known as Ferguson’s Chapel, was erected at what is now the site of the Poplar Flat Cemetery in 1792. Mr. Ferguson died November 28, 1828, and is buried in the Poplar Flat Cemetery. This cemetery also contains the graves of several other early pioneers. It also contains the graves of at least two Revolutionary War patriots, Philip Daniel Crume and Captain Thomas Lewis.
In the event of inclement weather, the service will be held inside the church.
Donations for the upkeep of the cemetery are appreciated and may be sent to the Poplar Flat Cemetery Fund, c/o 119 Mockingbird Lane, Bardstown KY 40004.
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