tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70701389608937581682024-03-05T05:59:30.846-08:00Tombstone TerritoryStonewalkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09315904622737947936noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070138960893758168.post-28544419682083450262011-03-21T16:06:00.000-07:002011-03-21T16:09:03.293-07:00Cemeteries - Calm Atmosphere in Big Cities<p>As a life-long genealogist, it is difficult to impossible to simply drive or walk by a cemetery without entering for a walking or driving tour. </p> <p>Many of my favorite memories of visits to large cities involve the scenes, smells and quiet that I enjoyed in her cemeteries.  How could anyone ignore these oasis of calm amid the hubbub?</p> <p>I don’t know who took this photo of the Calvary Cemetery in New York, but it represents the feelings I’m trying to express.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TYfajGZvd-I/AAAAAAAAAkI/gLM7ssSTAA8/s1600-h/CalvaryCemeteryQueens%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CalvaryCemeteryQueens" border="0" alt="CalvaryCemeteryQueens" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztP6cQYM3ISbuCFRrgdDUBdOhKVEkk0fBUuz0k5I_EZ83MXeSy8q0xZXERRK5lCeuaJjCOcKvXPzdEVp-ci5exhB67-pzlzhuhmfQmpC6W2_r3f8Qpd_LOijJGP1YGSLghf_Ny0gApww/?imgmax=800" width="404" height="276" /></a></p> <p>Do yourself a favor this spring.  Visit a cemetery just for the calming ambiance and the stories of lives and places represented on the headstones.</p> <p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:8d611763-205d-4783-8132-f92f7661fcfc" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Cemetery" rel="tag">Cemetery</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Headstone" rel="tag">Headstone</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Tombstone" rel="tag">Tombstone</a></div></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2008 - 2022 Lee R. 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The damage is appalling.</p> <p>The stone I’d seen in the fall now looked like this:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzK7n5FikI/AAAAAAAAAhY/324DPgeB7Is/s1600-h/broken_stone2%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzCM1x3vKI/AAAAAAAAAhc/3d32F7YxXQc/broken_stone2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="389" height="302" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>By mid-December the surviving top half of the 120-old-stone  had been “replanted” by city employees.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-dt2xBfKXXWoJKhm8Z2NuDQ4iQxWlccETfIcBcIwuaRgvUJ6c4xIB1GRrVIQe83x1appj2IG_V4xek3U41480uZtQNvw6J7sAdN4K1GfbdOlBn-AJRNBxpKjJX4T3zrAeoW62BbNWDg/s1600-h/Hoggard%20Jedediah%201883-1883%20headstone.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzCOft9bvI/AAAAAAAAAhk/wg6W0AQII9k/Hoggard%20Jedediah%201883-1883%20headstone_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="393" height="457" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Quickly scanning my photos, I found many more examples of wanton destruction by the “summer teens” that had been hired to mow the lawns in the city cemetery.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzCPCPyUyI/AAAAAAAAAhw/stIG9ZhjRFg/s1600-h/broken_stone3%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzCPl0nnBI/AAAAAAAAAh0/OVtkz0IJJAM/broken_stone3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="390" height="307" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Shaved edges</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzCQH85rrI/AAAAAAAAAh8/EonWm6lvMZ4/s1600-h/broken_stone4%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzCQmSsqhI/AAAAAAAAAiA/xzRMLQyAkKs/broken_stone4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="234" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Not just shaved but gouged</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzCRnZxk6I/AAAAAAAAAiM/8yMsCOiuHuY/s1600-h/broken_stone5%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzCSZTjdsI/AAAAAAAAAiY/fbhNzudMun8/broken_stone5_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="398" height="226" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Even the top corner was broken</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzCS9WRMgI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/PZJRcNbrPdM/s1600-h/broken_stone6%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSzCTbq7tnI/AAAAAAAAAhU/cSXb-FLKLio/broken_stone6_thumb%5B12%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="322" height="735" /></a></p> <p> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:3c68d299-21c6-44ec-9970-f2283b0da510" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Cemetery" rel="tag">Cemetery</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Headstone" rel="tag">Headstone</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Damage" rel="tag">Damage</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2008 - 2022 Lee R. 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Cemetery–Normandy<p>Rows of markers in the U.S. Cemetery – Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSVoqgFCnfI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/c3cE4FHm7eA/s1600-h/US%20cemetery%2C%20Colleville-sur-Mer%2C%20Calvados%2C%20Normandy%20rows%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="US cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy rows" border="0" alt="US cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy rows" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TSVorclG7hI/AAAAAAAAAgU/0E_eOIo-B50/US%20cemetery%2C%20Colleville-sur-Mer%2C%20Calvados%2C%20Normandy%20rows_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="395" height="303" /></a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:66dfac0e-fdea-48df-911f-3b87a51956b4" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/WWII" rel="tag">WWII</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Military" rel="tag">Military</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Cemetery" rel="tag">Cemetery</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2008 - 2022 Lee R. 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Bennett was born near Mason August 9, 1837, and departed this life September 12, 1908, age 71 years, 1 month and three days. He was married to Catherine J Michael in 1858, who after a half century spent under his loving protection and kindly care survives him.</p> <p> <br />In 1862 he enlisted in the 2nd Kansas Calvary and served as a Union soldier throughout the civil war. After the close of the war he became a railroad engineer on the Southern railroad and followed that calling until about ten years ago when he removed to Lebanon, Ind, and engaged in the contracting business. In 1903 he and his wife removed to Vernon where he made his home until his death, and the entire population of the town testify to his sterling qualities and mourn for "Uncle Jack," as he was affectionately known. <br />Andrew Jackson Bennett, second son of Nicholas and Rachel Bennett, was born in Warren county, Ohio, August 9, 1837, and died September 12, 1908. He was married to Catherine J. Michaels, September 1, 1858. Jackson Bennett served his country in the war of the Rebellion, being a private in Co. C. 2nd Kansas Calvary. After the war he lived in various places in Ohio and Indiana, departing this life at North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana.</p> <p> <br />Taken from "History and Record of Nicholas Bennett Sr. and His Descendants".”</p> <p><a href="http://www.famhist.us/getperson.php?personID=I3481&tree=allfam"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Andrew and Catherine Michaels Bennett Headstone" border="0" alt="Andrew and Catherine Michaels Bennett Headstone" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TPNxWJf815I/AAAAAAAAAd4/5g4SCtpzpiQ/Bennett%20Andrew%20Jackson%20Michaels%20Catherine%20headstone%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="400" height="547" /></a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:7924d0ef-4284-415c-8d90-b2148660814b" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Bennett" rel="tag">Bennett</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Cemetery" rel="tag">Cemetery</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Civil+War" rel="tag">Civil War</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2008 - 2022 Lee R. 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All Rights Reserved</div>Stonewalkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09315904622737947936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070138960893758168.post-6593289875230664382010-11-07T01:20:00.000-07:002010-11-07T02:29:55.605-08:00Lost and Stranded Cemeteries<p>There are thousands of lost and stranded cemeteries in the world.  Many are hidden in the woods, others are being slowly eaten by construction and particularly by shopping center parking lots.</p> <p><a title="Crowley Family Cemetery on Find-a-grave" href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2183125&CScn=crowley&CScntry=4&CSst=12&"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Crowley Mausoleum Decatur GA" border="0" alt="Crowley Mausoleum Decatur GA" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TNZp1bc0BeI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/pBlalfZaJvc/Crowley%20Mausoleum%20Decatur%20GA%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="412" height="406" /></a></p> <p>When you see them, stop and take photos of all of the markers and of the site.  Transcribe the inscriptions and put the photos and text on <strong><a title="Find-a-Grave" href="http://www.findagrave.com/" target="_blank">Find-a-grave</a></strong> so at least the images of the stones and cemeteries  have a chance to survive modern man.</p> <p>Old family cemeteries are particularly hard hit by developers in modern society, as witnessed in most of the satellite photos associated with the locations below.</p> <p>If you know of other locations, add the map link to them in a comment to this post and they will be added to the list.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Alabama</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Alabama's Lost Cemeteries" href="http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=577490" target="_blank">Exploring Alabama’s Lost Cemeteries</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">California</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Article - Merchant Seaman's Cemetery" href="http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-11-25/bay-area/17320689_1_presidio-trust-cemetery-records-public-health-service-hospital" target="_blank">Merchant Seaman’s</a> – <a title="Merchant Seaman's Cemetery - Presidio - San Francisco" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=15th+Avenue+and+Lake+Street,+Presidio+of+San+Francisco,+San+Francisco,+CA&sll=37.793957,-122.4805&sspn=0.00312,0.003068&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=15th+Ave+%26+Lake+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94118&ll=37.787121,-122.475076&spn=0.00156,0.001534&t=h&z=19" target="_blank">Presidio – San Francisco</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Colorado</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Lewis Cemetery - Parker RD - Aurora, CO" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=parker+rd.,+aurora,+co&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=42.445866,37.617188&ie=UTF8&t=h&hq=&hnear=Parker+Rd,+Aurora,+Colorado+80014&ll=39.615425,-104.815855&spn=0.000769,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">Parker Road, Aurora, CO</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Georgia</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Cleveland Ave / I-75 Cemetery, Atlanta, GA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cleveland+Ave+near+I-75,+atlanta,+ga&sll=36.154665,-85.531531&sspn=0.001665,0.001534&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=75+Cleveland+Ave+SW,+Atlanta,+Fulton,+Georgia+30315&ll=33.68071,-84.399156&spn=0.000854,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Cleveland Ave – I-75 – Atlanta, GA</a></p> <p><a title="Avandale Mall Cemetery - Decatur, GA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Avondale+Mall,+Decatur,+Georgia&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.310143,50.273438&ie=UTF8&hq=Avondale+Mall,&hnear=Decatur,+DeKalb,+Georgia&ll=33.757174,-84.265648&spn=0.00083,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Avondale Mall – Decatur, GA</a></p> <p><a title="Walton St - Hwy 75 - Loganville, GA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=atlanta+hwy,+loganville,+ga&sll=33.68071,-84.399156&sspn=0.000854,0.000767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Atlanta+Hwy,+Loganville,+Georgia&ll=33.835279,-83.900584&spn=0.001704,0.001534&t=h&z=19" target="_blank">Walton St / Hwy 78– Loganville, GA</a></p> <p><a title="Warner Robins, GA - Shopping Center Cemetery" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=32.59181+-83.61284&t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=32.591895,-83.612722&spn=0.001681,0.001534&z=19" target="_blank">South Davis Dr, Warner Robins, GA</a></p> <p><a title="Hunter Army Arifield Cemetery - Savannah GA" href="http://thesga.org/2009/12/discovery-of-unknown-cemeteries-at-hunter-army-airfield-sheds-light-on-a-forgotten-past/" target="_blank">Hunter Army Airfield – Savannah GA</a></p> <p><a title="Henderson Family Cemetery, Tucker, GA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4135+Lavista+Road+Tucker,+GA+30084-5314&sll=33.846351,-84.249255&sspn=0.000833,0.000767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=4135+Lavista+Rd,+Tucker,+DeKalb,+Georgia+30084&ll=33.845897,-84.249298&spn=0.000833,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">4135 Lavista Road, Tucker, GA</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Kentucky</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Shopping Center Cemetery, Louisville, KY" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=louisville,+ky&sll=36.13632,-96.1004&sspn=0.005883,0.009656&g=36.13632+-96.1004&ie=UTF8&t=k&hq=&hnear=Louisville,+Jefferson,+Kentucky&ll=38.231764,-85.640811&spn=0.000784,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY</a></p> <p><a title="Kentucky's Lost Cemeteries" href="http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101025/FEATURES/310250003/Resting-in-public-places-Some-grave-markers-are-steps-away-from-restaurants-businesses" target="_blank">Kentucky’s Lost Cemeteries</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Illinois</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Yorktown Shopping Center Cemetery, Lombard, IL" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Boeger+cemetery,+lombard,+il&sll=41.836172,-88.006539&sspn=0.011894,0.012274&ie=UTF8&hq=Boeger+cemetery,&hnear=Lombard,+DuPage,+Illinois&ll=41.837413,-88.005987&spn=0.000743,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, IL</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Indiana</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Mechanicsburg Cemetery - Boone Co, IN" href="http://www.famhist.us/showmap.php?cemeteryID=29&tree=" target="_blank">Mechanicsburg Cemetery – Boone Co, IN</a></p> <p><a title="Hale Cemetery - Blackston Mill RD - Clarksville IN" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Blackiston+Mill+Road,+Clarksville,+IN&sll=32.338472,-95.247527&sspn=0.006672,0.006137&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Blackiston+Mill+Rd,+Clarksville,+Indiana&ll=38.318446,-85.778467&spn=0.000774,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Blackiston Mill Rd – Clarksville, IN</a></p> <p><a title="Lost Cemeteries of Henry Co., IN" href="http://www.hcgs.net/lost.html" target="_blank">Lost Cemeteries of Henry Co, IN</a></p> <p><a title="Lost Tombstones - Keystone Ave - Indianapolis" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=5875+N+Keystone+Ave,+Indianapolis,+Marion,+Indiana+46220&sll=39.752623,-86.28005&sspn=0.01262,0.012274&g=5875+N.+Keystone,+kokomo,+in&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FYg-YAIdoeLd-g&split=0&hq=&hnear=5875+N+Keystone+Ave,+Indianapolis,+Marion,+Indiana+46220&ll=39.862041,-86.122081&spn=0.001575,0.001534&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.862037,-86.122113&panoid=Xly57Tg_QXupLMQCNZlHAg&cbp=12,72.74,,1,6.89" target="_blank">5875 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Massachusetts</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Slade Cemetery - Riverside Ave - Hwy 6, Swansea, MA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=swansea,+ma&sll=41.748158,-71.189768&sspn=0.047643,0.049095&g=,+swansea,+ma&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Swansea,+Bristol,+Massachusetts&ll=41.726,-71.157307&spn=0.000745,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Riverside Ave and Highway 6, Swansea, MA</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Michigan</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Betholem Cemetery - Hamtramck, MI" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Hamtramck,+Wayne,+Michigan&sll=41.726,-71.157307&sspn=0.000745,0.000767&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=Fe_chgIdVMMM-w&split=0&hq=&hnear=Hamtramck,+Wayne,+Michigan&ll=42.382006,-83.0514&spn=0.002948,0.003068&t=h&z=18" target="_blank">Betholem Cemetery – GM Plant, Hamtramck, MI</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Missouri</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Metro North Mall Cemetery - Kansas City, MO" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Metro+North+Mall,+Kansas+City,+MO&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.310143,50.273438&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Metro+North+Mall,+Kansas+City,+Clay,+Missouri+64155&ll=39.246798,-94.584885&spn=0.000773,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Metro North Mall, Kansas City, MO</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">New Jersey</font></strong></p> <p><a title="AMC Entertainment Cemetery - Highland Park, NJ" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.48926+-74.41656&t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=40.489147,-74.416603&spn=0.000759,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">AMC Entertainment, Highland Park, NJ</a></p> <p><a title="Lost Cemetery - Littleton Rd - Dist 6 FD - Parsippany, NJ" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Littleton+Road,+Parsippany,+NJ&sll=40.852254,-74.424648&sspn=0.049665,0.049095&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Littleton+Rd,+Parsippany,+Morris,+New+Jersey+07054&ll=40.867398,-74.416878&spn=0.000776,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Little Road – Dist 6 Firehouse, Parsippany, NJ</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">New York</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Central Valley, NY - Shopping Center Parking Lot Cemetery" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=498+Red+Apple+Court,+Central+Valley,+NY+10917&sll=41.317738,-74.125721&sspn=0.007848,0.019312&ie=UTF8&t=h&hq=&hnear=498+Red+Apple+Ct,+Central+Valley,+Orange,+New+York+10917&ll=41.317265,-74.122017&spn=0.001499,0.001534&z=19" target="_blank">498 Red Apple CT, Central Valley, NY</a></p> <p><a title="Commack, New York Shopping Center Cemetery" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.84192+-73.31173&t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=40.841917,-73.31177&spn=0.000755,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">5025 Jericho Turnpike, Commack NY</a></p> <p><a title="Sheldon Cemetery- Buffalo Bills Stadium, Orchard Park, NY" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ralph+wilson+stadium&sll=29.758847,-95.452572&sspn=0.221746,0.196381&ie=UTF8&hq=ralph+wilson+stadium&hnear=&radius=15000&ll=42.775287,-78.785869&spn=0.001465,0.001534&t=h&z=19" target="_blank">Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, NY</a></p> <p><a title="Palisades Mall Cemetery - West Nyack, NY" href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=41.096341,-73.958663&spn=0.000752,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">Palisades Mall, West Nyack, NY</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">North Carolina</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Orange Water Sewer Authority Cemetery, Carrboro, NC" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=400+Jones+Ferry+Road,+Carrboro,+NC&sll=35.946491,-78.987483&sspn=0.000831,0.000767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=400+Jones+Ferry+Rd,+Carrboro,+Orange,+North+Carolina+27510&ll=35.910312,-79.080085&spn=0.000831,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Orange Water Sewer Authority – Carrboro, NC</a></p> <p><a title="Carolina Mall Cemetery, Concord, NC" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&q=carolina+mall,+concord,+nc&fb=1&cid=0,0,13847433649637021138&t=h&hq=carolina+mall,+concord,+nc&hnear=&ll=35.440537,-80.602552&spn=0.000813,0.000767&z=20&iwloc=A" target="_blank">Carolina Mall, Concord, NC</a></p> <p><a title="Verge Apts Cemetery - 5110 Olc Chapel Hill Rd - Durham, NC" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5110+Old+Chapel+Hill+Rd+%23+1500+Durham,+NC+27707-9115&sll=35.953692,-78.983974&sspn=0.106303,0.09819&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=5110+Old+Chapel+Hill+Rd,+Durham,+North+Carolina+27707&ll=35.946491,-78.987483&spn=0.000831,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Chapel Hill Rd – Durham, NC</a></p> <p><a title="Shopping Center Cemetery - Greenville, NC" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=708+Greenville+Blvd,+Greenville,+NC&sll=38.793741,-77.609467&sspn=0.0008,0.000767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=708+Greenville+Blvd+SE,+Greenville,+Pitt,+North+Carolina+27858&ll=35.586266,-77.369046&spn=0.001669,0.001534&t=h&z=19" target="_blank">708 Greenville Blvd – Greenville, NC</a></p> <p><a title="Carter Finley Cemetery - Raleigh NC" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=CARTER+FINLEY+STADIUM+raleigh,+nc&sll=40.763357,-83.830597&sspn=0.006217,0.006137&ie=UTF8&hq=Carter-Finley+Stadium&hnear=Carter-Finley+Stadium,+4600+Trinity+Rd,+Raleigh,+North+Carolina+27607&ll=35.802766,-78.717875&spn=0.000836,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Carter Finley Stadium – Raleigh, NC</a></p> <p><a title="Duke University - West Campus Cemetery" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=duke+university&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.231745,56.601563&ie=UTF8&t=h&hq=&hnear=Duke+University+-+West+Campus,+Durham,+North+Carolina&ll=35.995233,-78.939638&spn=0.000807,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">Duke University – West Campus</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Oklahoma</font></strong></p> <p><a title="105 S Adams Rd, Sand Springs, OK - Shopping Center Cemetery" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.13632+-96.1004&t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=36.136481,-96.100105&spn=0.000806,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">700 Charles Page Blvd, Sand Springs, OK</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Ohio</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Tony Nose Cemetery - Lima OH" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lima,+OH+&sll=41.21079,-81.296391&sspn=1.580606,1.571045&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lima,+Allen,+Ohio&ll=40.748529,-84.059253&spn=0.001554,0.001534&t=h&z=19" target="_blank">Tony Nose Cemetery, Lima OH</a></p> <p><a title="Parking Lot Cemetery 2 - Middleburg Heights, OH" href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=41.37447,-81.831176&spn=0.000753,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">Hepburn Rd, Middleburg Heights, OH</a></p> <p><a title="Parking Lot Cemetery - Middleburg Heights, OH" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%23+18348+Bagley+Road+%23+Middleburg+Heights,+OH+44130&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.310143,50.273438&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=18348+Bagley+Rd,+Middleburg+Heights,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio+44130&ll=41.372241,-81.830331&spn=0.000749,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">18348 Bagley Rd, Middleburg Heights, OH</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Pennsylvania</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Article - Greenwood Cemetery to parking lot" href="http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/management-personal-business/13537680-1.html" target="_blank">Greenwood</a> – <a title="Greenwood Cemetery - Ramona Ave - Philadelphia PA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Castor+Avenue,+Philadelphia,+PA&sll=37.787121,-122.475076&sspn=0.00156,0.001534&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Castor+Ave,+Philadelphia,+Pennsylvania&ll=40.02213,-75.097142&spn=0.003024,0.003068&t=h&z=18" target="_blank">Ramona Ave, Philadelphia, PA</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Rhode Island</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Connecticut Ave - High St Cemetery, Middletown, RI" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=smythe+st,+middletown,+ri&sll=35.139526,-90.006494&sspn=0.000816,0.000767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Smythe+St,+Middletown,+Newport,+Rhode+Island+02842&ll=41.515659,-71.298569&spn=0.000747,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Connecticut Ave and High St, Middletown, RI</a></p> <p><a title="Behind Michaels Crafts Cemetery - Smithfield, RI" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Smithfield,+ri&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.177128,79.101563&ie=UTF8&t=h&hq=&hnear=Smithfield,+Providence,+Rhode+Island&ll=41.876691,-71.52021&spn=0.001486,0.001534&z=19" target="_blank">Michaels Crafts, Smithfield, RI</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">South Carolina</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Shopping Center Cemetery - Summerville, SC" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=29483&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.092115,78.398437&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=33.037056,-80.153673&panoid=KIi9UcbIIa9iEAF_QMTjrw&cbp=12,174.2,,1,-4.1&hq=&hnear=Summerville,+South+Carolina+29483&ll=33.037056,-80.153673&spn=0.001673,0.001534&z=19" target="_blank">North Main, Summerville SC</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Tennessee</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Buffalo Valley Rd, Cemetery - Cookeville, TN" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Buffalo+Valley+Road,+Cookeville,+TN&sll=43.527622,-70.427333&sspn=0.000744,0.000767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Buffalo+Valley+Rd,+Cookeville,+Tennessee&ll=36.154338,-85.531265&spn=0.001657,0.001534&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=36.154665,-85.531531&panoid=R-h9cDa3qZbhGHpyr62nOg&cbp=12,51.44,,0,14.76" target="_blank">Buffalo Valley Rd – Cookeville, TN</a></p> <p><a title="Bettis Cemetery - Angelus St, Memphis, TN" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Angelus+Street,+Memphis,+TN&sll=35.119487,-89.996567&sspn=0.104466,0.09819&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Angelus+St,+Memphis,+Shelby,+Tennessee&ll=35.139526,-90.006494&spn=0.000816,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Angelus St, Memphis, TN</a></p> <p><a title="Memphis, Tennsesses - Shopping Center Cemetery" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.13955+-90.00649&t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.139546,-90.006526&spn=0.001632,0.001534&z=19" target="_blank">1-179 Angelus St, Memphis, TN</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Texas</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Highway 183 Junction Cemetery - Austin, TX" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Austin,+TX&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=64.025309,82.529297&ie=UTF8&t=h&hq=&hnear=Austin,+Travis,+Texas&ll=30.225918,-97.681876&spn=0.001724,0.001534&z=19" target="_blank">183 Highway, Austin, TX</a></p> <p><a title="Parking Lot Cemetery, Garland, TX" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5560+Wise+Ln,+Garland,+TX,+United+States&sll=32.849317,-96.570248&sspn=0,359.998283&ie=UTF8&t=h&s=AARTsJrspPsXKwmtIw_7eEDj31qmMGUhtQ&g=5560+Wise+Ln,+Garland,+TX,+United+States&hq=&hnear=Wise+Ln,+Garland,+Dallas,+Texas+75043&ll=32.848706,-96.570405&spn=0.000838,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">Wise Lane, Garland, TX</a></p> <p><a title="Family Cemetery - Long Point and Pech Rd, Houston, TX" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Pech+Road,+Houston,+TX&sll=21.419299,-157.806472&sspn=0.001858,0.001534&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pech+Rd,+Houston,+Texas&ll=29.802803,-95.495408&spn=0.000866,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Long Point and Pech Rd, Houston, TX</a></p> <p><a title="Mansfield, TX Shopping Center Cemetery" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=callender+hill+rd+mansfield+tx&sll=32.596161,-97.147744&sspn=0.007285,0.013819&ie=UTF8&t=h&hq=&hnear=Callender+Hill+Rd,+Mansfield,+Tarrant,+Texas+76063&ll=32.596741,-97.149611&spn=0.000841,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">Callendar Hill Rd, Mansfield, TX</a></p> <p><a title="Universe Cemetery - Headache Springs - Tyler, TX" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=nottingham+lane,+tyler,+tx&sll=32.338708,-95.255327&sspn=0.053374,0.049095&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Nottingham+Lane+Cr274,+Tyler,+Smith,+Texas+75707&ll=32.338472,-95.247527&spn=0.006672,0.006137&t=h&z=17" target="_blank">Headache Springs – Tyler TX</a></p> <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="3">Utah</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Bennett Family Farm Cemetery, Alpine, UT" href="http://www.famhist.us/showmap.php?cemeteryID=40&tree=" target="_blank">Bennett Family – Alpine, UT</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Virginia</font></strong></p> <p><font color="#cccccc"><a title="Pan Am Shopping Center Cemetery - Fairfax, VA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=29483&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.092115,78.398437&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=33.037056,-80.153673&panoid=KIi9UcbIIa9iEAF_QMTjrw&cbp=12,174.2,,1,-4.1&hq=&hnear=Summerville,+South+Carolina+29483&ll=33.037056,-80.153673&spn=0.001673,0.001534&z=19" target="_blank">Nutley St – Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA</a></font></p> <p><a title="Strip Mall Cemetery - Gainesville, VA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=7531+Linton+Hall+Road+Gainesville,+VA+&sll=35.802766,-78.717875&sspn=0.000836,0.000767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=7531+Linton+Hall+Rd,+Gainesville,+Prince+William,+Virginia+20155&ll=38.793741,-77.609467&spn=0.0008,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">7531 Linton Hall Rd – Gainesville, VA</a></p> <p><a title="Quioccasin Rd Cemetery behind stores, Henrico, VA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8756+Quioccasin+Rd,+Richmond,+VA+23229-5528&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.310143,50.273438&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=8756+Quioccasin+Rd,+Henrico,+Virginia+23229&ll=37.605416,-77.566985&spn=0.001581,0.001534&t=h&z=19" target="_blank">7756 Quioccasin Rd, Henrico, VA</a></p> <p><a title="Shopping Center Cemetery - Woodbridge, VA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=14332+Potomac+Mills+Circle,+Prince+William,+VA&sll=38.640831,-77.292201&sspn=0.001559,0.001534&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=14332+Potomac+Mills+Cir,+Woodbridge,+Prince+William,+Virginia+22192&ll=38.640751,-77.292249&spn=0.001559,0.001534&t=h&z=19" target="_blank">14332 Potomac Mills Cir, Woodbridge, VA</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Wisconsin</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Wisconsin's Lost Cemeteries" href="http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archaeology/mounds/cemetery/lost.asp" target="_blank">Wisconsin’s Lost Cemeteries</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Canada</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Bridlewood Mall Cemetery - Toronto, Canada" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bridlewood+Mall,+Toronto,+Ontario,+Canada&sll=35.814868,-78.620186&sspn=0.003236,0.003068&ie=UTF8&hq=Bridlewood+Mall&hnear=Bridlewood+Mall,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+Ontario+M1W+2S8,+Canada&ll=43.799214,-79.318312&spn=0.00072,0.000767&t=h&z=20" target="_blank">Bridlewood Mall, Toronto, Canada</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Spain</font></strong></p> <p><a title="Parking Lot Cemetery - Oviedo, Spain" href="http://maps.google.es/maps?f=q&hl=es&q=parque+principado&sll=43.391893,-5.800501&sspn=0.000725,0.000767&ie=UTF8&t=h&rq=1&ev=p&split=1&radius=0.02&hq=parque+principado&hnear=&ll=43.391893,-5.800501&spn=0.000725,0.000767&z=20" target="_blank">Calle Paredes, Oviedo, Spain</a></p> <p> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:b5f658b2-1fb6-4253-a51c-7bd193655ff1" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Cemetery" rel="tag">Cemetery</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Tombstone" rel="tag">Tombstone</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Lost+Cemetery" rel="tag">Lost Cemetery</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Stranded+Cemetery" rel="tag">Stranded Cemetery</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2008 - 2022 Lee R. 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="USS Arizona ships compliment" border="0" alt="USS Arizona ships compliment" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouDV-_RJBNd3ypFY9rW28JRMDSmLC0D6EgW2NLc-UjUEHxK6_MyFRJuwithkwCQUb40zrTJfLxnTmQxSTkz4dJJUhaJJGQ7Eerpsa8y0ebwMBnTfLmIIJ7e2UyNW84lPlGqjjmZh8hMQ/?imgmax=800" width="387" height="317" /></a></p> <p>They died in the fire, explosions and water of that attack. </p> <p>The Arizona became their tomb.</p> <p>It is marked with a large memorial structure – tombstone if you will – for the generations who have since enjoyed freedom - to visit and honor these fallen hero’s.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TLSd9LMGzVI/AAAAAAAAAb0/vHCDFvSAPq8/s1600-h/USS%20Arizona%20magazines%20exploding%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="USS Arizona magazines exploding" border="0" alt="USS Arizona magazines exploding" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb6y0AbQ-Rmr-eqVyacFlk_whKM6pcVnYt8eJLly3RGLOkGhZLApKW8TQe5qSjaY5ugkcoEzUZJ1BgWXDUdTzPhYFjRf_zkMpdy8IHrQla1Un_nBzFElcCqrbiYeMYM_bniFOCAaxESk/?imgmax=800" width="396" height="319" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TLSd-IJ49jI/AAAAAAAAAb8/n6zRTssIoXs/s1600-h/USS%20ARIZONA%20burning%20Pearl%20Harbor%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="USS ARIZONA burning Pearl Harbor" border="0" alt="USS ARIZONA burning Pearl Harbor" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TLSd-kyffmI/AAAAAAAAAcA/rJxhjDiu99A/USS%20ARIZONA%20burning%20Pearl%20Harbor_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="396" height="311" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TLSd_EpfP1I/AAAAAAAAAcE/iCeZCvN1oio/s1600-h/USS%20Arizona%20superstructure%5B3%5D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="USS Arizona superstructure" border="0" alt="USS Arizona superstructure" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TLSd_yraLTI/AAAAAAAAAcI/HeUjLo7STEc/USS%20Arizona%20superstructure_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="398" height="316" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TLSeALunohI/AAAAAAAAAcM/03tiphLXNOs/s1600-h/USS%20Arizona%20Memorial%20flyby%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="USS Arizona Fly-by" border="0" alt="USS Arizona Fly-by" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TLSeAjridsI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/5OMmhpW1INc/USS%20Arizona%20Memorial%20flyby_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="398" height="571" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TLSeBUqA1QI/AAAAAAAAAcU/ndNM98Gcg6g/s1600-h/USS%20Arizona%20Memorial%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="020523-N-9769P-057" border="0" alt="020523-N-9769P-057" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_533olah0FWKOaJkeQI3J_J_jLAbYyZCTN4MB-smqPDO3Dxq-VnHyZnmBDNjzLsQB5wRWfSOyaUYmHaeDtDOFSAOiaozfzEOP53OSnKe4QQoDqfehcF9ZIYZ6XQOp0D3_WKWji0jWyII/?imgmax=800" width="399" height="267" /></a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:55188f45-e4b5-4f13-9ece-b64d13ce63e9" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Tombstone" rel="tag">Tombstone</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/WWII" rel="tag">WWII</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2008 - 2022 Lee R. 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Bennett</a></strong>, son of <a title="William Bennett" href="http://www.famhist.us/getperson.php?personID=I3470&tree=allfam" target="_blank"><strong>William</strong></a> and <a title="Emmeline Cuddy Bennett" href="http://www.famhist.us/getperson.php?personID=I3473&tree=allfam" target="_blank"><strong>Emmeline Cuddy Bennett</strong></a>, died in Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee while serving in the Union Army.   He was <strong><a title="Alderson Bennett memorial" href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=bennett&GSiman=1&GScid=18454&GRid=9023931&" target="_blank">buried there</a></strong> in what is now known as the <strong><a title="Shiloh National Military Park" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiloh_National_Military_Park" target="_blank">Shiloh National Military Park Cemetery</a></strong>.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TKqZ9NmDlaI/AAAAAAAAAbU/UWO0g_UU1qg/s1600-h/Bennett%20Alderson%20headstone2%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Bennett Alderson headstone2" border="0" alt="Bennett Alderson headstone2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kMWbpbeJDYc/TKqZ9t46w3I/AAAAAAAAAbY/lMpTkO4vSUs/Bennett%20Alderson%20headstone2_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="396" height="582" /></a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:2a9338de-a1a7-44ba-8ef0-1b1da0ee75df" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Bennett" rel="tag">Bennett</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Shiloh+National+Military+Park" rel="tag">Shiloh National Military Park</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Civil+War" rel="tag">Civil War</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2008 - 2022 Lee R. 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