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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Hudson, Summit County, Ohio website - Cemetery Descriptions

Click on title to access the Hudson, Ohio's website, and specifically, their "Cemetery Descriptions" section. 

Be sure to scroll down and read the thoughts expressed after the sentence:

"The Hudson Cemetery Board feels that the following passage whose author is unknown capsulizes the underlying philosophy for establishing and maintaining cemeteries."

There are a couple of typgraphical errors, but I think you won't have any trouble understanding the true meaning of the message the words express.