Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The St. George's/St. Mark's Cemetery, circa 1929














Laurie found these photos of the cemetery in an album at the historical society today. Based on the fact that the memorial tablet erected by village historian Herbert B. Howe is in place (seemingly just installed - notice it's not in the first picture) I am guessing that these photos were taken around 1929, perhaps by Herbert B. Howe himself. Some things of note:

-The first Methodist Episcopal church, visible in the background of the first photo.
-The gravestone of Mary Rooney, which is on the ground today, is pictured upright. I am sure there are many other stones in these photos that have since fallen over, but I noticed Mary's because of the Christogram.
-The row of spruce trees between the cemeteries is a tiny row of saplings.

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