Here is the mansion house of an antebellum cemetery. Obviously it's undergoing renovation. The mansion house was built in stages in the late eighteenth century and the grounds were turned into a cemetery in the nineteenth century so that they could be preserved. One of my friends suggested that this should be made into a historical site much like Monticello. And in fact Jefferson said of this property that it was one of the great gardens in the United States. I must confess that I had never visited it before, much to my shame. I surely should have been there before, especially because I lived for a while not too far from this cemetery. I had a great time. It still ranks behind Hollywood in Richmond and Mount Auburn in my mind, though I believe reasonable minds could vary on this. I'm sure I'm not making this too easy by saying that it's north of the Mason-Dixon line, but when I visited it recently I was surprised to see a Confederate flag adorning one of the graves. Quite surprised by that. Which cemetery is this?
And speaking of cemeteries ... in Berks County, Pennsylvania, there's a conflict over access to a church graveyard that dates back to the 1840s. A few years back the church and cemetery were sold to a private person and then sold again to the current owners.
The Woodlands in Philadelphia.
Posted by: Jason Mazzone | June 15, 2016 at 09:03 PM
You are exactly correct, Jason. Very nicely done. Here's a link to the Woodlands' website: http://woodlandsphila.org/
It's well worth a visit.
Posted by: Al Brophy | June 16, 2016 at 09:40 AM