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."

Sunday, August 13, 2023

New Report from the Friends of the Old Burying Ground "OBG" - Visit of August 10, 2023 - Assessments made by John King and Michael Lee Anderson.

 Links to the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, on: 

Find a Grave and Billion Graves.

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"It was an overcast morning, but the rain had stopped so John King and Mike Anderson worked at the OBG Thursday, August 10th. We decided, due to the wet grass, we would primarily identify stones in need of repair, those in need of re-mounting in their bases, and those needing re-aligning so that on our next visits we would know what stones to focus on."

"We played "complete the jigsaw puzzle" on many of the stones, searching for the missing parts (with much success) and we even tackled a couple small box tombs - finding the pieces of the base that had slid off or that were hidden around it."

"Join us next time and hopefully we can make some repairs to the 12-15 stones we flagged for our next few work sessions."
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"We found the missing triangular piece to this stone (middle, left) and placed all three components together to see how they fit. 
We will soon get it repaired and once it is cleaned it will be a beautiful monument."
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"Walls uncovered and positioned for this small box tomb. Once put back together it will look very nice. Notice the beveled ends of the sides and end walls."
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"After much searching and playing with the pieces we were able to find everything that will be needed to repair this box tomb."
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