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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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The dead do not always rest in peace. Occasionally, they wind up in the backyard. As towns grew in Cuyahoga County during the late 1800s, many of its cemeteries were relocated to make room for urban sprawl. But not all of these graves made the journey. Author William G. Krejci tracks down more than fifty displaced cemeteries throughout the Greater Cleveland area. Discover the Revolutionary War veterans, famous scientists and illustrious dignitaries...
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Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Positioned west of the Cuyahoga River and occupying 96 acres is Riverside Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. Established in 1876, Riverside Cemetery was the long-term solution to the ever-growing suburbs of Cleveland's west side. A nephew to one of the earliest settlers, Titus Brainard sold 102.25 acres of his farm to the association under conditions that the cemetery never be sold to the city and that all persons be accepted for burial regardless of background....
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Cleveland's Lake View Cemetery reveals the profound effects the cemetery and the City of Cleveland had on one another. -- Founded in 1869, this garden cemetery served as an escape and a model for Cleveland parks and suburbs, such as University Circle, Little Italy, East Cleveland, and Cleveland Heights. Lake View is home to cultural, economic, and political leaders and thousands of others from all classes, races, and religions. This rich diversity...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Throughout Ohio, chilling tales abound of places where the dead do not rest in their peaceful earthen beds. At a field east of Cleveland, a ghost once led an unsuspecting man to the hidden grave of a missing farmworker. The strains of a long-dead violinist's instrument continue to echo across the hillside at a cemetery outside Cincinnati. Near Columbus, a small country graveyard is haunted by the spirit of a young girl with an ancestral connection...
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Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A compilation of excerpts from The highpoint, the newsletter of the Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, containing histories, early family names, lists of cemeteries, maps, and bibliographies concerning each of the county's sixteen townships.
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