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Allison,
Since your in California, a trip up to the cemetery in Virginia City, Nevada shouldn't be too far.
(unless you're near the border of Mexico!)
I have visited this cemetery on quite a few trips, and always find something new. The history that was made and is woven into the head stones offers a very unique view of life during the the gold and silver rush.
One time when I visited the site with my school group, we did a creative writing project where we picked a head stone and sat near it and wrote a short story about that person. I still remember how much fun that was.
The entire city of Virginia is a great place to spend the day exploring, with a drink at the Bucket of Blood salon and maybe a tour of the silver mine.
This is the only cemetery that I have visited that gives me chills and shivers down by back... it's probably from all that history and lore oozing from everywhere!
Happy Haunting!
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http://www.virginiacity-nv.org/
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Other remains buried there are of U.S. Veterans from the USA, USN, USMC, USCG, USAF, Philippine Scouts (PS) and some of their dependents. Some were veterans from WWI, WWII who died after the war as well as during Korean and Vietnam wars. Some also were Filipino and American civilians who worked for the US government. Other nationals from France, Spain, Canada, Japan, China, Vietnam and India are buried there as well.
That cemetery has been the final resting place of those who are part of the history that's why for me, that's the most interesting cemetery. I wasn't at all scared there. I used to pass by the highway where the cemetery is situated. It's such a quiet and peaceful place.
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with the Changing of the Guard ceremony is one of the most eerie and fascinating experiences I have ever witnessed. When I watched it, tears stung my eyes.
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http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/ceremonies/sentinelsotu.html
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I've been to this cemetery many a time. I discovered it while driving around in the country on a fall afternoon about 17 years ago. I was driving down this narrow dirt road in farm country and came across a small family grave yard that I had never heard of.
I got out to look at the head stones, and to my surprise I recognized the names of several prominent early African American settlers that I had read about. In addition, there were several African American civil War veterans in the family, which made it even more interesting.
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http://www.oldsettlersreunion.com/Lett%20Families.htm#top
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/berrien/lett.htm
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Some very spooky items of interest have gone on thier over the years and almost every teenager or young adult has a story about themselves or someone they know involving the paranormal while visiting the Gilson Road Cemetery.
As a teen my friends and I would hide and wait in the woods behind the cemetery disregarding the spookyness and toss pine cones into the cemetery while other fans of the paranormal were visiting. This was always successful and several times we had to control our laughter as they ran screaming away.
To read the various stories about the cemetery Click Here
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http://www.nhghosts.com/Graveyards.html
http://www.hollowhill.com/nh/gilson.htm
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http://boards.aetv.com/photo/Gilson-Road-Cemetery/700187801
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This photo is not of her grave (I didn't take pictures), but it does give you an idea of the condition of Lake Cemetery.
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The scariest cemetery I ever visited is near Myrtle Beach, SC. A woman who is buried there was the subject of a legend about two lovers. I believe it was that her family would not permit them to marry, so they secretly became engaged. She hung her engagement ring on a chain around her neck. She subsequently became very ill. Her father tore the chain from her neck and threw the ring out the window. She never recovered. The story is that, at night, if you walk around her grave marker three times (some say 13 times backwards) and then stand in front of it, you will feel some unknown force tugging on your wedding ring. There is almost a trench around the marker where so many people have walked around. I didn't have a wedding ring at the time I circled her grave, but I thought for sure that I felt a slight pull on my college ring.
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Concord is a great place to visit. Lots of history, the Old North Bridge, Ralph Waldo Emerson's house and Walden Pond.
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So he knew something we did not and was not willing to share the deep dark secret!
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Another scary story is that the screaming skull of Cambridge is buried there. He had been a minister and was murdered and the skull screamed and actually drove people mad or went crazy. Rumor has it that the skull had to be buried in a block of cement to stop it from screaming.
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http://www.hauntedamericatours.com/toptenhaunted/toptenhauntedcemeteries/
http://www.asylumeclectica.com/asylum/sightseer/us/md/poe/grave.htm
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It's a custom to go to the cemetery and pay your repects to dead relatives if you are visiting. As we walked to the cemetery it started to become all dark and woodsy (in contrast to the bright little town). We came to an overgrowth that was covering a staircase leading underground. As if that wasn't bad enough, when we got downstairs it was dark, moldy and the coffins were set into the walls and they had the person's picture on the front. It was SO CREEPY!! I vamoosed up the stairs and back to town.
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Internationally, Eva Perón (Evita) is the best known person buried in this cemetery
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September 18, 2009 05:20 PM
What is the most interesting, eerie or frightening cemetery you have ever been to?
So, I am a big fan of cemetery 'strolling.' Whenever I spy a cemetery that captures my eye, I will pull my car over (or return), to check it out. I have even planned excursions to cemeteries I have researched online. I enjoy cemeteries because they reflect the spirit of the past.
Gravestones reflect different eras and display the way people viewed death at the time. I ESPECIALLY dig reading what people put on the graves. What is MOST fascinating is reading the inscriptions from the 1700s and 1800s....just getting an idea of the language used at the time. I am also an 'amateur' genealogist, so I really enjoy seeing patterns reflecting the diseases at the time. And hey, I enjoy a good mystery every now and then, and cemeteries seem to be filled with them.
So, in the spirit of Halloween, I thought I'd go to the Mahalo community and find out what your favorite cemeteries are. I live in California, but I enjoy traveling, and always file cemeteries I want to visit away in my mind. That way, if I happen to be driving through Wyoming in a few years and I have a cemetery on my list, I can make a detour.
Criteria:
Just share a cemetery that has stayed with you -- whether you felt it was haunted, thought the landscape was 'agreeable,' found the tombstones or crypts to be architecturally pleasing, thought the tombstone inscriptions were original, etc.
Some of my favorites:
1)Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas. This is the final resting place of Howard Hughes, and has some beautiful 'weeping angel' monuments throughout the grounds. Many of Houston's famous citizens and founders are buried here, including Howard Hughes and his family. His grave is inside a little wrought iron fence. There is another cemetery attached to Glenwood that only has a few graves (and I sorta view it as an extension to Glenwood). What is cool about this other cemetery is that it is pressed up against these luxury apartments. My friend's father lives in the complex, so has told us how all the residents speak about strange occurrences and hauntings. This is how most people are with cemeteries I suppose, but I just imagine all these luxury apartment owners with all the conveniences and electronic gadgets JUMPING at the slightest sound and mistaking sounds from their speakers for ghosts!
2)Arabia Cemetery in Parke county, Indiana. This cemetery is really small, but people in the area seem to enjoy coming here and doing strange things to the graves. It just feels eerie, like a bird is watching all the theatrics and whispering to all the 'spirits.'
Gravestones reflect different eras and display the way people viewed death at the time. I ESPECIALLY dig reading what people put on the graves. What is MOST fascinating is reading the inscriptions from the 1700s and 1800s....just getting an idea of the language used at the time. I am also an 'amateur' genealogist, so I really enjoy seeing patterns reflecting the diseases at the time. And hey, I enjoy a good mystery every now and then, and cemeteries seem to be filled with them.
So, in the spirit of Halloween, I thought I'd go to the Mahalo community and find out what your favorite cemeteries are. I live in California, but I enjoy traveling, and always file cemeteries I want to visit away in my mind. That way, if I happen to be driving through Wyoming in a few years and I have a cemetery on my list, I can make a detour.
Criteria:
Just share a cemetery that has stayed with you -- whether you felt it was haunted, thought the landscape was 'agreeable,' found the tombstones or crypts to be architecturally pleasing, thought the tombstone inscriptions were original, etc.
Some of my favorites:
1)Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas. This is the final resting place of Howard Hughes, and has some beautiful 'weeping angel' monuments throughout the grounds. Many of Houston's famous citizens and founders are buried here, including Howard Hughes and his family. His grave is inside a little wrought iron fence. There is another cemetery attached to Glenwood that only has a few graves (and I sorta view it as an extension to Glenwood). What is cool about this other cemetery is that it is pressed up against these luxury apartments. My friend's father lives in the complex, so has told us how all the residents speak about strange occurrences and hauntings. This is how most people are with cemeteries I suppose, but I just imagine all these luxury apartment owners with all the conveniences and electronic gadgets JUMPING at the slightest sound and mistaking sounds from their speakers for ghosts!
2)Arabia Cemetery in Parke county, Indiana. This cemetery is really small, but people in the area seem to enjoy coming here and doing strange things to the graves. It just feels eerie, like a bird is watching all the theatrics and whispering to all the 'spirits.'
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| September 18, 2009 06:18 PM |
Since your in California, a trip up to the cemetery in Virginia City, Nevada shouldn't be too far.
(unless you're near the border of Mexico!)
I have visited this cemetery on quite a few trips, and always find something new. The history that was made and is woven into the head stones offers a very unique view of life during the the gold and silver rush.
One time when I visited the site with my school group, we did a creative writing project where we picked a head stone and sat near it and wrote a short story about that person. I still remember how much fun that was.
The entire city of Virginia is a great place to spend the day exploring, with a drink at the Bucket of Blood salon and maybe a tour of the silver mine.
This is the only cemetery that I have visited that gives me chills and shivers down by back... it's probably from all that history and lore oozing from everywhere!
Happy Haunting!
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http://www.virginiacity-nv.org/
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September 18, 2009 05:51 PM
The most interesting probably is the cemetery in Clark Air Base in the Philippines. 2030 fallen American soldiers plus 638 Philippine scouts from the pre-WWII era are buried there. It was built during 1947 and 1950 by moving the headstones and remains from at least four other U.S. military cemeteries: Fort Stotsenberg 1 and 2, Fort McKinley and Sangley Point Naval Cemetery, to the new 20.365 acre, 12,000 plot cemetery located just in Clark Air Base, Philippines. Other remains buried there are of U.S. Veterans from the USA, USN, USMC, USCG, USAF, Philippine Scouts (PS) and some of their dependents. Some were veterans from WWI, WWII who died after the war as well as during Korean and Vietnam wars. Some also were Filipino and American civilians who worked for the US government. Other nationals from France, Spain, Canada, Japan, China, Vietnam and India are buried there as well.
That cemetery has been the final resting place of those who are part of the history that's why for me, that's the most interesting cemetery. I wasn't at all scared there. I used to pass by the highway where the cemetery is situated. It's such a quiet and peaceful place.
Check this site to see pictures: http://images.bubuekak.multiply.com/
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http://images.bubuekak.multiply.com/
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September 18, 2009 06:49 PM
Arlington National Cemetery was the most interesting, fascinating and eerie cemetery I have visited. Some of our Nations hero have been buried there and you can feel the bravery of these men and women when you visit. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with the Changing of the Guard ceremony is one of the most eerie and fascinating experiences I have ever witnessed. When I watched it, tears stung my eyes.
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http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/ceremonies/sentinelsotu.html
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September 18, 2009 06:51 PM
The Lett Cemetery on Sodus road in Sodus Township, Berrien County Michigan. I've been to this cemetery many a time. I discovered it while driving around in the country on a fall afternoon about 17 years ago. I was driving down this narrow dirt road in farm country and came across a small family grave yard that I had never heard of.
I got out to look at the head stones, and to my surprise I recognized the names of several prominent early African American settlers that I had read about. In addition, there were several African American civil War veterans in the family, which made it even more interesting.
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http://www.oldsettlersreunion.com/Lett%20Families.htm#top
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/berrien/lett.htm
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September 18, 2009 07:09 PM
I just love 'stumbling' across cemeteries like this, and how awesome that you recognized the names of people buried there!
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September 18, 2009 07:23 PM
I confess I enjoy cemeteries too, because I like to take wide angle stereo photographs, and you get a very nice 3D effect with all the tombstones. My favorite is Montmartre Cemetery (Fr: Cimetière de Montmartre) located at 37 Avenue Samson, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. Many famous people are buried here. Look at this eerie video with the most incredibly elaborate tombs and crypts you will ever see! Also shown below is a photo of Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky's tombstone. duenhsiyen
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmartre_Cemetery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaslav_Nijinsky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy
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September 18, 2009 07:33 PM
I also like Japanese cemeteries. Here is one from Hiroshima:
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/Photography/Images/POD/h/hiroshima-cemetery-504223-lw.jpg
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September 18, 2009 07:25 PM
We have a haunted cemetery in Nashua NH, it is called The Gilson Road Cemetery. Some very spooky items of interest have gone on thier over the years and almost every teenager or young adult has a story about themselves or someone they know involving the paranormal while visiting the Gilson Road Cemetery.
As a teen my friends and I would hide and wait in the woods behind the cemetery disregarding the spookyness and toss pine cones into the cemetery while other fans of the paranormal were visiting. This was always successful and several times we had to control our laughter as they ran screaming away.
To read the various stories about the cemetery Click Here
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http://www.nhghosts.com/Graveyards.html
http://www.hollowhill.com/nh/gilson.htm
http://www.mysticalblaze.com/GhostsNewHampshire.htm
http://boards.aetv.com/photo/Gilson-Road-Cemetery/700187801
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September 18, 2009 07:42 PM
My favorite cemetery is Pere Lachaise in Paris. My most interesting cemetery is Lake Cemetery in Staten Island New York. Lake Cemetary is one of the "abandoned cemeteries of Staten Island". My great grandmother died during the flu epidemic when my grandmother was only 7...and it was one of those family tragedies that was never spoken about. About 10 years ago, while doing some genealogical research, I found her burial records on the internet and was able to locate her grave. Climbing through the weeds to locate her unmarked grave was definitely the most interesting cemetery visit I've made. This photo is not of her grave (I didn't take pictures), but it does give you an idea of the condition of Lake Cemetery.
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September 18, 2009 07:43 PM
The most moving cemetery I ever visited was the Vicksburg Cemetery and Battleground, where over 18,000 Union soldiers are buried. In addition to the burial sites, there are monuments scattered throughout the park. There is a driving tour -- you use your own car and drive at your own pace. There are numerous places to stop to view monuments. The terrain is beautiful; it is almost mountainous in places. Despite its beauty, the site itself does not let you forget the soldiers who died and the violence that took place on that land during the historic war. I sensed strongly that the men buried there are at peace, perhaps knowing that, over 100 years after they died, Americans still appreciate their courage and sacrifice. The scariest cemetery I ever visited is near Myrtle Beach, SC. A woman who is buried there was the subject of a legend about two lovers. I believe it was that her family would not permit them to marry, so they secretly became engaged. She hung her engagement ring on a chain around her neck. She subsequently became very ill. Her father tore the chain from her neck and threw the ring out the window. She never recovered. The story is that, at night, if you walk around her grave marker three times (some say 13 times backwards) and then stand in front of it, you will feel some unknown force tugging on your wedding ring. There is almost a trench around the marker where so many people have walked around. I didn't have a wedding ring at the time I circled her grave, but I thought for sure that I felt a slight pull on my college ring.
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September 18, 2009 11:21 PM
New Orleans cemeteries really creep me out. SInce New Orleans is below sea level, the vaults are above ground. St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 was established in 1789 and a lot of people claim to have seen numerous spirits. Voodoo queen Marie Laveau is buried there and people still leave offerings at her tomb. Im not a big fan of cemeteries anyway but St. Louis No.1 was the worst, especially at night.
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September 19, 2009 12:08 AM
The most interesting cemetery in Concord, MA. I lived across the street from this cemetery when I was a kid. Many early American authors from the Concord area are buried there, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau and more. I didn't appreciate the significance until high school. Pretty cool place as far as cemeteries go. Concord is a great place to visit. Lots of history, the Old North Bridge, Ralph Waldo Emerson's house and Walden Pond.
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http://www.concordma.com/magazine/novdec01/sleepyhollow.html
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September 19, 2009 01:29 AM
How AWESOME to grow up near a cemetery where all the above mentioned authors are buried. Too cool.
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September 19, 2009 02:01 PM
We were cemetery looking in New Orleans in 1976. A cop came up to us and told us to leave that it was not safe to be in a grave yard. We disagreed. He escorted us out and told us no visitors???? So he knew something we did not and was not willing to share the deep dark secret!
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September 19, 2009 02:45 PM
The Old Western Burial Ground under Westminister Hall in Baltimore is the scariest cemetery I have ever visited. It is the burial place of Edgar Allan Poe and supposedly a ghost dressed in black wanders the grounds scaring people. The story goes that many people were buried there who were not dead and once these people passed on, their spirits have come back looking for the person who buried them or who may have had responsibility for their deaths. Poe died Oct. 7, 1849 mysteriously. He was found on an alley in Baltimore where the day before he was traveling to meet his new mother-in-law in preparation for his marriage ( his second.. first wife died ). He died in the hospital and some think that he just just roams the area still looking for his bride. The school children of Baltimore donated the monument that is there. Another scary story is that the screaming skull of Cambridge is buried there. He had been a minister and was murdered and the skull screamed and actually drove people mad or went crazy. Rumor has it that the skull had to be buried in a block of cement to stop it from screaming.
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http://www.hauntedamericatours.com/toptenhaunted/toptenhauntedcemeteries/
http://www.asylumeclectica.com/asylum/sightseer/us/md/poe/grave.htm
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September 20, 2009 04:22 AM
I was in Italy about 20 years ago with my now husband. We went to small town in the south called Locorotunda which translates as "round town" and it really is round, the walls, houses etc. Everything is painted white with beautiful colored flowers everywhere. I digress... It's a custom to go to the cemetery and pay your repects to dead relatives if you are visiting. As we walked to the cemetery it started to become all dark and woodsy (in contrast to the bright little town). We came to an overgrowth that was covering a staircase leading underground. As if that wasn't bad enough, when we got downstairs it was dark, moldy and the coffins were set into the walls and they had the person's picture on the front. It was SO CREEPY!! I vamoosed up the stairs and back to town.
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September 21, 2009 07:30 AM
La Recoleta Cemetery is a famous cemetery located in the exclusive Recoleta neighborhood in Buenos Aries, Argentina. I got to visit this famous cemetery last year. The Cemetery includes graves of some of the most influential and important persons of Argentina. Internationally, Eva Perón (Evita) is the best known person buried in this cemetery
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September 21, 2009 06:41 PM
If you ever travel to Phoenix, Arizona there is an old Indian grave yard, it has tombstones dating back to the late 1700's. It just has an eerie feeling about it and I know of a number of friends that have gone there to show and scare people, and there is a bell, and every person that has rung it has had something go wrong that night. One friend got a flat tire 20 seconds down the road, another got in a car accident, one had just gotten home and the power went out (he basically crapped himself after that). It is just a completely creepy place and I have been there twice and I hate it I won't go back.
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