City Vault - Circa 1858
You can see the wall crumbling and twigs trying to grow on top of the roof. Note the air vent. (Click on picture to enlarge)
Marker over the door.
151 years can take its toll.
One of two chairs sitting on either side of a family plot.
The last of some pictures I took this past Sunday of some family tombs at Cedar Hill Cemetery which is one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in the United States. Our plot is directly across the road (Lover's Lane) on the west side of the cemetery with the view of the back of the vault. I have always seen this vault but never took the time to check it out or ride through the cemetery and take pictures. Cedar Hill is also the final resting place for an estimated 5,000 Confederate soldiers and the plot is known as "Soldier's Rest." My Son, Mother, Father, maternal Grandfather and my Ex-in-laws are all buried here in this cemetery.
Marker over the door.
151 years can take its toll.
One of two chairs sitting on either side of a family plot. The last of some pictures I took this past Sunday of some family tombs at Cedar Hill Cemetery which is one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in the United States. Our plot is directly across the road (Lover's Lane) on the west side of the cemetery with the view of the back of the vault. I have always seen this vault but never took the time to check it out or ride through the cemetery and take pictures. Cedar Hill is also the final resting place for an estimated 5,000 Confederate soldiers and the plot is known as "Soldier's Rest." My Son, Mother, Father, maternal Grandfather and my Ex-in-laws are all buried here in this cemetery.
Some of those are pretty old.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of all those monuments I saw at Gettysburg.