Sharing this uplifting article published in the "Marietta Times" about a well known cemetery many of us have either read about or were fortunate enough to visit.
This story appears in the December 10, 2020 online edition of the newspaper written by Michele Newbanks.
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Mr. Mike Ryan, Washington County Historical Society Treasurer, provided his first-hand knowledge of the condition of the Mound Cemetery emphasizing the long standing need to repair and/or replace several hundred early markers that are in endangered by their severe deterioration.
Excerpt:
"For the ones which are unreadable, Ryan is trying to figure out who is buried near them. He is working on building a new map of the cemetery, but old maps show who owns the plot, not necessarily who is buried there.
He has been taking photos of the burial information and building a database from what he’s found so far."
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“Mound Cemetery”, written by Marietta College English professor Owen Hawley and published in 1996, has helped him tremendously with his efforts, he said. It is an examination of historical, genealogical and artistic aspects of the cemetery, according to the historical society."
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Mound Cemetery on Find A Grave currently has 3,167 memorials.
There are six famous burials at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta.
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Sharing 2018 photographs below courtesy of Mr. Ken Naegele -- "The Necro Tourist" -- Website: "The Necro Tourist".:
Mound Cemetery entrance sign. - Ken Naegle - TNT Images (C) 2018
Mound Cemetery mounted plaque and monument dedicated to Washington County, Ohio pioneers 1788 - 1830. - Ken Naegle - TNT Images (C) 2018:
Find A Grave memorial for Gov. Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr.:
Photographs below are from this author's 1998 trip to the Mound Cemetery in Marietta.:
Below is a closer up view of the inscription on the monument for Ohio Governor Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. :
Below is a closer up view of the plaque.:
Below is a view from atop the mound at Mound Cemetery.:
