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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After decades of asking people to move the remains of their relatives out of the deteriorating Oak Hill Cemetery mausoleum, the city of Lawrence is hoping for a different approach — ensuring the remains can stay.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Oak Hill Cemetery, including the public mausoleum, was recently named to the National Register of Historic Places. The designation makes the city eligible for certain grants, and it has applied for a $90,000 Heritage Trust Fund Grant from the Kansas Historical Society to begin restoration of the 100-year-old mausoleum.

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