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Mount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon & Philadelphia, Pa. Mount Moriah was established in 1855 as one of the first rural pastoral cemeteries in the country. Many famous persons including Betsey Ross were buried there. After decades of neglect the cemetery was officially abandoned in 2011. A group of volunteers formed the “Friends of Mount Moriah” to clear the cemetery of the overgrowth of vines, trees, & weeds that made it unvisitable, maintain & update the records, and work to establishing a legal entity for the cemetery. More information is available at friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/
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Forsythia is pure joy. There is not an ounce, not a glimmer of sadness or even knowledge in forsythia. Pure, undiluted, untouched joy. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
This cemetery has always interested me. At one time Bethany Reformed Church stood on this property and my grandparents along with my dad and his brothers attended. When my dad was still quite young, the church closed and the parishioners moved to the "town church" about 5 miles away. I still attend that church today. Because of this family history, I have walked through this cemetery several times thinking I might find headstones of relatives but haven't found any familiar names.
The village cemetery is now full or no longer open to burials. It is an interesting question what you do with a cemetery that is "inactive". Already, this old graveyard is being used as an area of recreation. "Active" are only the living, unless the dead are still working for us, the living, by giving us a space for contemplation. Leica M Mono, Voigtlander CS 2.2/50 wide-open.
This is the surviving chick and Mom in the Live Oak tree with tons of Spanish Moss hanging down. Precious creatures ...
Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Cripple Creek, CO.
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Ireland, County Sligo, Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery. Landscape, tomb, black and white, bnw, bw, monochrome, grayscale.
Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London. A lone figure catches up with some reading in the peaceful surroundings. When I think of 'Cemetery Gates' I recall the destination of Stan and Jack's bus in the 1970's sitcom, On The Buses.
Panteón de San Nicolás
A portion of the property recognized as Hacienda de San Nicolás was donated by Francisco Urteaga in the year 1833 to facilitate the establishment of a cemetery during a cholera epidemic. …
Leon, León Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
I find this image quite peaceful. The beauty of the light and the idea of life going on below and death above, still and waiting. It's hard to articulate but I have had to deal with death in my personal and professional life so this image is quite poignant for me.
Kensal Green Cemetery, taken with my Daguerreotype lens from Lomography.
Nikon F4. Ilford FP4 Plus 125 35mm B&W film.
The cemetery in Rimini, using my Daguerreotype lens from Lomography.
Nikon F4. Lomochrome Purple XR 100-400 35mm C41 film.
The World War II Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. The cemetery site has a rich historical background, lying near the famous Cologne-Boulogne highway built by the Romans and used by Caesar during his campaign in that area. The highway was also used by Charlemagne, Charles V, Napoleon, and Kaiser Wilhelm II. In May 1940, Hitler's legions advanced over the route of the old Roman highway, overwhelming the Low Countries. In September 1944, German troops once more used the highway for their withdrawal from the countries occupied for four years.
The cemetery's tall memorial tower can be seen before reaching the site, which covers 65.5 acres. From the cemetery entrance the visitor is led to the Court of Honor with its pool reflecting the tower. At the base of the tower facing the reflecting pool is a statue representing a mother grieving her lost son. To the right and left, respectively, are the Visitor Building and the map room containing three large, engraved operations maps with texts depicting the military operations of the American armed forces. Stretching along the sides of the court are Tablets of the Missing on which are recorded 1,722 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.