AMERICA'S FIRST PUBLIC PARKS
During the 19th century, and especially in its later years, snacking in cemeteries happened across the United States. It wasn’t just apple-munching alongside the winding avenues of graveyards. Since many municipalities still lacked proper recreational areas, many people had full-blown picnics in their local cemeteries. FULL STORY
When Americans Picnicked In Cemeteries
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When Americans Picnicked In Cemeteries
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Re: When Americans Picnicked In Cemeteries
Still happens Riddick - up this way anyway.
Not uncommon to go to the older communities such as Boston, Salem and Concord especially and see the local older cemeteries crowed with people who are there to view the graves of early Revolutionary War figures, or authors or accused witches. Mother Goose is allegedly buried in Boston's historic Granary Burial Grounds along with many other notables........
https://freetoursbyfoot.com/bostons-his ... al-ground/
The Burying Point Cemetery also hold a lot of historic graves
https://newenglandnomad2015.com/2015/10 ... -salem-ma/
Concord's Sleepy Hollow Cemetery has many departed authors:
https://www.concordma.gov/1956/Sleepy-Hollow-Cemetery
All of these any many other New England cemeteries have ornately carved headstones which contras with what is available today.....
Not uncommon to go to the older communities such as Boston, Salem and Concord especially and see the local older cemeteries crowed with people who are there to view the graves of early Revolutionary War figures, or authors or accused witches. Mother Goose is allegedly buried in Boston's historic Granary Burial Grounds along with many other notables........
https://freetoursbyfoot.com/bostons-his ... al-ground/
The Burying Point Cemetery also hold a lot of historic graves
https://newenglandnomad2015.com/2015/10 ... -salem-ma/
Concord's Sleepy Hollow Cemetery has many departed authors:
https://www.concordma.gov/1956/Sleepy-Hollow-Cemetery
All of these any many other New England cemeteries have ornately carved headstones which contras with what is available today.....
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