Salt Lake City Cemetery reopens to the public after windstorm damage repaired

The cemetery closed after the destructive windstorm in September 2020 knocked over more than 200 trees on the property.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Hundreds of headstones in the Salt Lake City Cemetery were damaged in the September 2020 windstorm. The cemetery reopened to the public Monday, March 24, 2021, after closing down because of damaged sustained during the windstorm.

Salt Lake City Cemetery reopens to the public after windstorm damage repaired

The cemetery closed after the destructive windstorm in September 2020 knocked over more than 200 trees on the property.

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