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Photography and stories about local abandoned or otherwise disused places around New England, USA.
Showing posts with label cemetery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cemetery. Show all posts
Monday, March 13, 2017
DeWolf Cemetery
This is a historic cemetery of a family that has been influential in Rhode Island since the 19th century. They principally benefited off of slave trade, especially James DeWolf, who is buried near the back in a tomb away from all the other gravestones.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Roger Williams Park Mausoleum and Grave Hunting
After stopping at Elton's Drain, I ventured to this creepy derelict cemetery.
I've been looking for the grave of George B. Boyden, an influential Rhode Island property owner from the 19th century, after I saw his grave on a uer.ca forum post. One of the locations my search has brought me to is the Roger Williams Park Mausoleum, which sits on Oakland Cemetery. The Mausoleum was abandoned in the early 2000s (I think) with still 527 human remains left inside (though recent efforts have been made to extract some and bury them). You can find more information about this (as well as pictures of the interior) online.
I took a couple pictures of the cemetery, but I don't think it's the one I'm looking for. I'm headed to some places in Bristol and Providence next.
I've been looking for the grave of George B. Boyden, an influential Rhode Island property owner from the 19th century, after I saw his grave on a uer.ca forum post. One of the locations my search has brought me to is the Roger Williams Park Mausoleum, which sits on Oakland Cemetery. The Mausoleum was abandoned in the early 2000s (I think) with still 527 human remains left inside (though recent efforts have been made to extract some and bury them). You can find more information about this (as well as pictures of the interior) online.
I took a couple pictures of the cemetery, but I don't think it's the one I'm looking for. I'm headed to some places in Bristol and Providence next.
| Couldn't make out all the words in this sign but the first one was "CONDEMNED" |
| The cemetery. Parts of it are very old and worn down. |
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