The Union Campground Cemetery was established and used from the 1840 through 1920. After the last burial, the cemetery was gradually forgotten and fell into neglect until it was rediscovered in 1992 by the founders of the Union Campground Cemetery Association, an organization that is dedicated to restoring and preserving the cemetery. As with most cemeteries, gravestones in … [Read more...] about Gravestones in the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched by Paige Whitcomb and Tana Redman
Gravestones are monuments that are usually inscribed with general information about the deceased, including the name, birth date, death date, and sometimes names of close relatives such as parents or spouses. An epitaph, however, is an inscription that goes beyond these basics to memorialize the deceased or to communicate the feelings of the deceased or their survivors. Books … [Read more...] about Gravestone Epitaphs at the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Katelyn Hageman
Rural or “garden” cemeteries such as the Union Campground Cemetery were established in the early 19th century and continue to be used in the United States today. Stone and concrete grave markers, including headstones, footstones, and sometimes side rails or box tombs, are used in such cemeteries, the result of long-held traditions for marking graves that began in the European … [Read more...] about Gravestones at the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Allison Robbins, Megan Kell, and Amanda Horned