Description
Founded in 1844, Laurel Hill Cemetery was one of the first to follow the rural cemetery movement that began with Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. These park-like arboretums provided peaceful, natural places to bury and visit the deceased. Nearly everyone who played a significant role in local history, as well as numerous less well-known people who led typical but historically revealing lives, has a grave in the cemetery. Authors Leslie and Emory Rounds chronicle the history of the cemetery and the fascinating stories of those buried there.
These park-like arboretums provided peaceful, natural places to bury and visit the deceased. Nearly everyone who played a significant role in local history, as well as numerous less well-known people who led typical but historically revealing lives, has a grave in the cemetery. Authors Leslie and Emory Rounds chronicle the history of the cemetery and the fascinating stories of those buried there.
Author: Leslie Rounds, Emory Rounds
Publisher: History Press
Published: 05/14/2018
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781467139977
ISBN10: 1467139971
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
- Architecture | Landscape
- Photography | Subjects & Themes | Landscapes