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Xcaret Eco Park on the Riviera Maya in Mexico.
The Mexican Cemetery at Xcaret is one of my favourite areas of the park. I don't think it's a real cemetery, although I wonder if families have put forward to have their people featured ...
But it really does illustrate Mexican graves, which are wildly imaginative, and representative of the deceased as an individual. Day of the Dead is a very important festival in Mexico and Central America. Here, the deceased ancestors remain a vital part of the living family.
Jewish Rest Cemetery
Stella E. Foster (1915-1967);
Illinois,
TEC 4, US Army, World War II.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
USA
N34 29.793'
W93 04.220'
JCEAA ID: C120478
7 July 2012
Located on Summer Street.
Description: Comb grave in Long Cemetery in Van Buren Co., Tenn. It is somewhat unusual because it has been inscribed on the side.
Date: February 18, 2013
Creator: Dr. Richard Finch
Collection name: Richard C. Finch Folk Graves Digital Photograph Collection
Historical note: Comb graves are a type of covered grave that are often called "tent graves." The length of the grave was covered by rocks or other materials that look like the gabled roof or comb of a building. They were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is conjectured that these graves were covered to protect them from either weather or animals, or perhaps both. While comb graves can be found in other southern states, the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee has the highest concentration of these types of graves.
Accession number: 2013-022
Owning Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#: Welchland Q - Long Cem 4 - 1848 sidescribed comb
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Shot taken of the the burial crosses at the WWII American Cemetery Memorial in the Normandy section of northern France.
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.
Description: Comb grave in Lonewood Cemetery in Van Buren Co., Tenn.
Date: July 15, 2012
Creator: Dr. Richard Finch
Collection name: Richard C. Finch Folk Graves Digital Photograph Collection
Historical note: Comb graves are a type of covered grave that are often called "tent graves." The length of the grave was covered by rocks or other materials that look like the gabled roof or comb of a building. They were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is conjectured that these graves were covered to protect them from either weather or animals, or perhaps both. While comb graves can be found in other southern states, the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee has the highest concentration of these types of graves.
Accession number: 2013-022
Owning Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#: Lonewood Q - Lonewood Cem 3
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Plot 29: Lillian May Lee
In
Loving Memory
Of
LILLIAN MAY LEE
dearly loved wife of
Charles Leslie
Died 22nd Aug. 1957. aged 53
LEE
There's a neat cannon in the local cemetery. I suppose it'll be handy in case of zombies.
Taken during Trish's Birthday Scavenger Hunt, in which we searched all across SLO for clues that led us ever closer to our end destination.
Serving the Greater Johnstown Area since 1885.
After the American Civil War, the demand for iron and steel grew. The Cambria Iron Company of Johnstown met that demand, creating jobs and attracting immigrants. As the population grew, the need for more cemeteries arose. In 1884, a group of concerned citizens met to develop a new cemetery for Johnstown.
Following the close of the American Civil War and the opening of a new industrial age, the nation’s demand for iron and steel grew dramatically. The Cambria Iron Company of Johnstown, Pennsylvania played a major role in meeting that demand. The mills, the mines, the railroads, and numerous support industries provided the jobs that powered the local economy. The need for skilled works made jobs plentiful. As immigration increased steadily in the later decades of the 19th century, Johnstown became a thriving and growing community. It was a highly desirable destination for those seeking a better life in America.
Take a walk through history at Grandview Cemetery, where the stories of the past are etched in stone.
Grave of Maud Gonne and her son Sean MacBride. Maud Gonne, widow of 1916 leader John MacBride, was W.B. Yeats muse. Her son was a politician, lawyer, champion of human rights and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Beaufort National Cemetery is located in Beaufort County within the city of Beaufort, SC.
The burial sections are arranged in the shape of a half-circle with roads arranged like the spokes of a wheel.
South Carolina formally seceded from the Union on 20th December 1860. One month later, a Union fleet encircled Port Royal Sound and within less than a year after secession, Union forces occupied the city and held it for the remainder of the war.
Fort Mitchell was built on Hilton Head in 1862 and it became the headquarters for the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron; Union forces here reached 50,000 personnel.
The original interments in the national cemetery were men who died in nearby Union hospitals during the occupation and were initially buried in one of several places - among them East Florida and Hilton Head.
About 2,800 remains were removed from cemeteries in Millen and Lawton, GA, and reinterred in the national cemetery; 117 Confederate soldiers are also buried here.
After the Civil War the cemetery continued to be used both for military personnel based at Beaufort and their families, including children.
Interments continue to the present day.