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Yesterday was so nice out sothe boys wanted to
Click Here for interesting info on the trail and how it got its name.
Towards the end of this trail, coming up the ridge I saw this:
I have never seen this little cemetery before so I had to investigate!
This little marker was the only one I could barely make out:
The only words I can see are "Sid Dide August 1823"...I think...
I was going to ask about the cemetery in the park's visitor's center but they were busy with a large group so I just came home and Googled it. Little is known about the cemetery, but oral tradition has it to be "Sparks" and perhaps having been a slave cemetery. It was in use before the Burroughs purchased the property in the mid-nineteenth century.
Some interesting reading Here and Here
I've shown you around Booker T before HERE
Linking with Tex's Good Fences & Signs, Signs
Yesterday was so nice out so
Towards the end of this trail, coming up the ridge I saw this:
This little marker was the only one I could barely make out:
I was going to ask about the cemetery in the park's visitor's center but they were busy with a large group so I just came home and Googled it. Little is known about the cemetery, but oral tradition has it to be "Sparks" and perhaps having been a slave cemetery. It was in use before the Burroughs purchased the property in the mid-nineteenth century.
Some interesting reading Here and Here
I've shown you around Booker T before HERE
Linking with Tex's Good Fences & Signs, Signs
What a great find along your walk in the woods. What a great time of year to be going for a walk. Nothing like spring.
ReplyDeleteOh I love finding surprises like this on a walk. Lots of history involved and it is moving.
ReplyDeleteA very peaceful place, full of memory, I think.
ReplyDeleteHello, looks like a wonderful trail and a great park. The cemetery is a neat find. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeletePart of the stone's left side seems worn away as under Dided is Ths 3Yr some number of mths (months) and 3 years old if I can see it right. So there may also be more to the left of SID or not, hard to tell without knowing a little more about who it might be. We have a similar cemetery at our c. 1800 house and I figured it out once I researched who might have been here based on court house records.
ReplyDeletePoignant, beautiful, peaceful! Lovely photos Tanya and thank you for the links.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing.
ReplyDeletea place that I would enjoy
ReplyDeletewow. what an old find!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great walk, full of history. And your sons are lucky to have a mom who will take them where they want to go (or is it the other way round ;>)? Either way, seriously, they are lucky to get to do things like this with you.
ReplyDeleteI love the hidden, historic cemetery. I'd be there too, walking around.
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting primitive cemetery. Lots of history on those trails, too.
ReplyDeleteVisiting from signs and fences!
It´s interesting to learn a little about it. Fine images :)
ReplyDeleteGreat little fence around the place! Nice find!
ReplyDeleteReally a nice time of year for a hike. Spring, so glad it is here! That cemetery is a nice find.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a very nice place for a spring hike. The old cemetery has a nice rustic fence. I always feel sad though when graves seem so neglected like that.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful place to enjoy spring-like weather. Sad that there is not more info available about the cemetery. I appreciate your kind comment on Theo and his new fence!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great trail for a walk. Love the split rail fencing.
ReplyDeleteOld cemeteries are fascinating.
Have a great weekend!
Interesting post. I am glad you found the little Cemetery. I find old cemeteries very interesting. I hope you can "dig up" more info about it.
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What an interesting walk!
ReplyDeleteI wonder about the cemetery too Tanya.
Enjoy your weekend.
Hello!:) It's great to have a day out like that, with the family. The cemetary was an interesting find.
ReplyDeleteNice way to enjoy the weather. I always like to discover new things so I like the little cemetery.
ReplyDeleteThe stone is very interesting, I imagine it took someone a lot of time to carve those letters.
ReplyDeleteI love old cemeteries! This looks like a wonderful place to visit to hike and enjoy nature, but also has a good historic link!
ReplyDeleteI love traipsing around old cemeteries too..matter of fact i just wrote a post on one. So much to learn on a cemetery visit...
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