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Originally constructed as "Green Hill Cemetery," this 32-acre expanse of hilly terrain and ancient cedar trees has many stories to reveal. Cedar Hill Cemetery (1802) is an official site of the Virginia Civil War Trails prorgram as it is the final resting place for many Confederate Generals and soldiers
Cord, Arkansas
Listed 9/30/2013
Reference Number: 13000786
The Walnut Grove Cemetery, located approximately 15 miles east ofBatesville on Walden Road, just off Arkansas Highway 25 in northeast Independence County, is being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A, Criteria Consideration D, for its significance as a remnant ofthe mid-19th century development period oflndependence County and as the only resource remaining of the community of Walnut Grove. Historically, the cemetery was located on the Old Military Road (Southwest Trail). Until about 1875, most ofthe burials there were of persons related to each other by blood or by marriage. Those families were Hogan, Churchill, Moore, Walden, and Jernigan. Later known burials included Black River Township neighbors and friends of the earliest settlers. The families buried in the Walnut Grove Cemetery site were eyewitnesses to a century of American history, spanning the period from just after Arkansas statehood up until modem times.
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Former Czech tank commander he fled during the Czechoslovakian Revolution of 1968. He became the first person in 22 years to go over the Niagara Falls in a barrel. He died a few months later recreating his stunt at the Houston Astrodome.
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Karel Soucek (born c. 1947 in Czechoslovakia, died January 20, 1985 in Houston, Texas) was a Canadian professional stuntman. He lived in Hamilton, Ontario.
Soucek prepared for his 1984 Niagara Falls stunt by researching previous attempts, by sending unmanned barrels over the falls to test the currents, and by dropping his barrel off the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton to test its shock absorbence. Soucek's custom-made barrel was nine feet long and five feet in diameter.[1] It was bright red and bore the words, "The Last of Niagara's Daredevils". On July 3, 1984, it was rolled into the Niagara River 1000 feet above the cataract of Niagara Falls with Soucek inside. In seconds, the barrel was swept over the brink. Shortly after, Soucek emerged safe but bleeding.
Soucek was fined $500 for performing the stunt without a license. He had also spent $15,000 on materials and labor and $30,000 to film the stunt, but quickly earned back all his costs from sales and interviews.[1] Having tasted success, Soucek decided to build a museum at Niagara Falls, Ontario in which to display his stunting paraphernalia. He convinced a corporation to finance a barrel drop of 180 feet from the top of the Houston Astrodome into a tank of water to pay for his project.
On January 19, 1985, as Soucek was enclosed in his barrel, 180 feet above the floor of the Astrodome, the barrel was released prematurely. Unexpectedly, it began spinning as it fell toward the floor. Instead of landing in the center of the tank of water, his barrel hit the rim. Foam pads which had been placed at the bottom of the tank to cushion Soucek's fall had floated to the surface before the barrel was released.[2] Soucek, severely injured, died the next day. (Wikipedia)
This cemetery is probably the most well known cemetery in the United States. It has over 300,000 burials and sits on 624 acres. It is a national cemetery and has at least one person buried there from each war the US has been in. It sits on the grounds of the Arlington House which was the estate Robert E Lee lived in. When Lee went away for war, the Union took over the house and started burying Union soldiers there. The cemetery was established June 16, 1864. It is still open to military personal and their families. Many notables are buried here including presidents Howard Taft and John F Kennedy. Also, the Tomb of the Unknowns are buried there.
Plot 45: Clarice May Parris (60) 1944
Adolphus Parris – Rtd Master Mariner
Eric Edward Parris (69) 19/1/1981
In Loving Memory of
CLARICE MAY
PARRIS
died 2nd Mar. 1944
aged 61.
ADOLPHUS
PARRIS
died 19th Mar. 1955
aged 75.
Loving parents of
John, Eric Edna & Lenore
PARRIS. —On March 2, 1944, at a private hospital, Auckland. Clarice May, dearly loved sister of Stella Melville Boles (Te Kuiti), and loved aunt of Ken and Gwen.
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PARRIS. —Mr. A. Parris and family desire to express their sincere and heartfelt thanks to all relations, friends and neighbours who so graciously sympathised with them in their recent sad bereavement, and express appreciation many telegrams, cards and beautiful floral emblems received. Special thanks to doctors, also to nursing staff of the Aroha Hospital.
Olympus 35 SPn - fomapan 100 - rodinal.
Really great cemetery 'cept for the pissin, stinkin, pissed smackheads that hang out there.
Greenwood Cemetery open in 1869 after being converted from a farm, and covers 43 acres. It is on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Benjamin Rush (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) lived on the farm in the late 1700s. Over the years, Greenwood's fortunes declined. The cemetery became a target for vandalism and many headstones were toppled and broken. Maintenance became sporadic and vegetation began to consume the cemetery. Only the front third of the cemetery is cleared enough to walk through unimpeded. The rear of the cemetery has reverted to forest with trees springing up through the middle of graves. It is not an unusual sight to see a headstone pinioned between two trees. The Knights of Pythias, upset over conditions at Greenwood, tried unsuccessfully to have their name removed from the cemetery. The court has appointed Gloria Boyd & Kevin Lynch custodians of the cemetery on a temporary basis. They are in charge of getting the grounds in repair and arranging burials. The decision on a permanent owner will be at a later date.
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This is one of England's oldest churches, and the gravestones go back to the 15th century!
This cemetery has many tombs with very elaborate statues. It is very moving to walk around and view them all.
Plot 44: Annie Maria Smyth
Edward Ernest Taylor – Drainer
In Loving Memory
of
ANNIE MARIA SMYTH
died 17th August 1956 aged 75 years.
And her loved son
EDWARD ERNEST TAYLOR
died 10th October 1951 aged 44 years.
R . I . P
Photograph taken in Tacoma Cemetery in Tacoma, Washington
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Malolos Catholic Cemetery (Campo Santo de Malolos)
city of Malolos, Bulacan
Philippines
*one of the known oldest cemeteries in Bulacan
**details of the marker:
Campo Santo de Malolos
1680
The reconstruction of this gate and fence was donated by Dr. Elpidio I. Valencia, his wife, Rosie Osmeña, and children, Sergio, Ma. Ezperanza and Ma. Juliana in memory of their beloved aunts.
Avelina Estrella Santos (1853-1930)
Anastacia Estrella Santos (1861-1928)
Antonia Estrella Santos (1855-1950)
Escolastica Estrella Santos (1864-1945)
Whose deep and abiding faith to our Holy Mother Church and whose devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary, nurtured in them the love and compassion for the less privileged***. Blessed by H. E. Cirilo Almario Jr. D. D. Bishop of Malolos this 1st day of Novermber 1994.
***originally spelled in the marker as “previledged”