ELKRIDGE, Md. — If you blinked, you might miss the rock wall, which separates the Rosa Bonheur Pet Cemetery from the seemingly endless traffic on Route 1 in Elkridge, but beyond that wall lies decades of Maryland history.

“This cemetery is so fascinating in fact that William Shaffer, the previous governor of Maryland, buried his dog, Willie II, here,” said Candy Warren, president of the Rosa Bonheur Society, “We have a World War II veteran Doberman who was promoted to corporal, because he saved so many American soldiers.”

With available land for development so scarce along the corridor, it was only a matter of time before someone would want a piece of the cemetery, this time, for a Sheetz convenience store, complete with gas pumps and a car wash.

The only thing lying in their way?

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