Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio

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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."

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Vandalism Done at Elyria's Ridgelawn Cemetery

Click on title to read an Elyria Chronicle-Telegram story of November 15, 2010 about toppled tombstones at the Ridgelawn Cemetery in Elyria (Lorain County) Ohio