I love to visit old cemeteries. This one in Eaton, Ohio is interesting. It is named Mound Hill Cemetery after an ancient Adena culture ( 500BC - 100AD ) burial mound. Many of the Hopewell culture ( 100AD - 500AD ) sites here in Ohio are now UNESCO world heritage sites as of 2023. The treatment here is a little different…
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In the 19th century, a number of graves of United States soldiers from the Northwest Indian War (17th century) with the Miami and Shawnee were dug up and relocated in the Adena mound.
Here (below) is a picture of the battlefield ground across the street. This was from a pretty contentious point in the conflict in which Little Turtle had just delivered to St Clair the most decisive defeat in US history. I’m very curious if Mad Anthony made this decision out of respect or disdain. Either way, it’s interesting how sites like this (there are so many others) are often ignored given our current climate.
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Here are some other noteworthy 19th century tombstones we found.
This person fought in the American revolution. (Above)
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This person died at Gettysburg in the US Civil War. (Above)
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This person fought at Shiloh (another US Civil War battle) and died at a later date. (Above)
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There is an old-school rhyming text at the bottom of this tombstone. A number of other graves in this cemetery had similar epitaphs. @dagny761 may notice a creepy resemblance in the name to someone we mutually know. (Above)
What a beautiful cemetery, I would love to visit one like that, unfortunately in my country the cemeteries are very different.
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Nice. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks old cemeteries are interesting places. I've said that a time or two to people and their expression, though polite, suggests to me they think I'm a weirdo.
I was at one in Plymouth, Mass (I think it was) with many 1600s grave markers. One stuck out to me: it was very small and the born/died dates were only days apart, or maybe even the same day. I know that was more common then, and parents might have been more accustomed to it, but those parents loved that child enough to give a "proper burial" and headstone. Unfortunately I can't find the image.
At another remote cemetery (different area altogether), on a small island that had a cove of inhabitants for a while, two pics:
This was a fascinating time in history. I happened to be reading about the Siege of Detroit not too long ago.
It was fictionalized in this novel.
I really enjoy the mental exercise of trying to put myself in the position of settlers inhabiting the land at that time. Everything was so hostile to them. Maybe this somewhat explains some of the generational traumas we live with today.