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RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE IN ST KITTS AND NEVIS
RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE IN ST KITTS AND NEVIS
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Until the Cholera Epidemic in 1854, all burials would take place in churchyard cemeteries. It was estimated that one sixth of the population died from the disease. To solve the 'dangerous' health problem posed by the cholera epidemic, the Government purchased land at Springfield for use as a Cemetery for the Parish of St. George.