CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ The Billy Graham Library in North Carolina says it has seen a surge in visitors in the year since its namesake's death.

• According to a blog post on the library's website, 214,000 people visited the Charlotte complex in 2018, up from 144,000 in 2017
• Graham died Feb. 21, 2018, at age 99
• He's buried on the grounds of the library, alongside his wife, Ruth, in the prayer garden

According to a blog post on the library's website, 214,000 people visited the Charlotte complex in 2018, up from 144,000 in 2017. The post also states that visitors came from 55 different countries.

Graham died Feb. 21, 2018, at age 99. He's credited with transforming American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history.

He's buried on the grounds of the library, alongside his wife, Ruth, in the prayer garden. The library was dedicated in 2007.