Spotlighting the Cleveland Street Cemetery in Downtown Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio

I paid a brief visit to the Cleveland Street Cemetery in downtown Amherst yesterday to photograph at least some of the more prominent markers and monuments in this city owned cemetery. 

For those who may not already know, Amherst, Ohio (as well as its neighbor, South Amherst) has long been known as the Sandstone Center of Ohio and some of this local stone can be found at the Cleveland Street Cemetery.  

It is fascinating learning about the history of the sandstone quarries in Amherst that played a vital role in the city's rich history that has given it the unique identity that it's residents can point to with pride.

Photographs below of gravestones and the Cleveland Street Cemetery's fenced-in landscape as it sat in the somewhat foggy air yesterday where the ground was still partially covered in snow and ice:

 

 (Above two photographs)

 Red sandstone monument for Charles Jacobs

 

 (Above two photographs)
Aiken white bronze (zinc) marker.  

This side is for Lizzie A. Aiken.

 (Above)
White bronze (zinc) marker for Francis Bemis and Mary J. Bemis

 

 

 

 

 (Four above photographs of the most prominent monument at the Cleveland Street Cemetery)
The large Clough Family Monument

The bottom photograph shows a side view for:
Ella J. Clough and Lucien H. Clough

 

 

 (Three above photographs)
Side of marker for Susan Hoffner Trost, wife of Joseph Trost and Kathryn Hoffner.

 

 

   (Two above photographs)
Newer gray granite monument for John Gerlach.

 

(Above Photograph)
Landscape view of part of the Cleveland Street Cemetery showing a variety of monuments and markers that exist at this early Lorain County cemetery.

Spotlighting Cleveland Street Cemetery - Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio

Click on title to access the Cleveland Street Cemetery on "Find A Grave" where currently 2,270 interments are listed:

Sharing a link to Amherst City Councilman-at-Large, Phil Van Treuren's website with 'before clean-up' and 'after clean-up' photographs taken at the Cleveland Street Cemetery in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio.

http://www.philvantreuren.com/pics-from-our-cleveland-street-cemetery-cleanup-in-amherst/

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Remarks by Councilman Van Treuren from his website about the cemetery clean-up that took place on Saturday, September 24, 2011:

"Thanks to everyone who showed up for our Cleveland Street Cemetery cleanup project this morning, it was a huge success! Our group cleaned up trash, pulled weeds and trimmed invasive growth away from several historical grave sites. We even uncovered a century-old gravestone that had been hidden by invasive growth for decades!

NOTE: Our volunteers did NOT cut down any vegetation that was planted by people. We removed a few mulberries that were invasive (not planted by people). Planted evergreens that obscured gravestones were trimmed down, but not removed.

I’d also like to give a very special thanks to organizer Linda Turley, City Council At-Large candidate Joe Miller, and First Ward Council candidate Albert Bereznay for coming to help. Your efforts to spruce up one of Amherst’s greatest historical treasures are much appreciated . . . what a great way to celebrate Amherst’s 200th birthday!

I personally have several ancestors buried in the Cleveland Street Cemetery."