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Elmwood Cemetery (other)
Elmwood Cemetery may refer to several places in the United States: :''Alphabetical by state, then town'' * Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama) * Elmwood Cemetery (Fort Smith, Arkansas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Elmwood Cemetery (Gooding, Idaho) *Elmwood Cemetery (River Grove, Illinois) * Elmwood Cemetery Gates, Sycamore, Illinois; NRHP-listed * Elmwood Cemetery (Holyoke, Massachusetts), Elmwood, Holyoke, Massachusetts * Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit), Michigan; NRHP-listed in the Eastside Historic Cemetery District * Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri), NRHP-listed *Elmwood Cemetery (North Brunswick), New Jersey *Elmwood Cemetery (Adams, New York), Adams, New York *Elmwood Cemetery (Charlotte, North Carolina), Charlotte, North Carolina *Elmwood Cemetery (Lorain, Ohio) in Lorain, Ohio * Elmwood Cemetery (Columbia, South Carolina), NRHP-listed * Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee), including the office and entrance bridge; NRHP-listed *Elmwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
Elmwood Cemetery (also known as Elm Leaf Cemetery) is a cemetery established in 1900 (as Elm Leaf Cemetery) in Birmingham, Alabama northwest of Homewood by a group of fraternal organizations. It was renamed in 1906 and gradually eclipsed Oak Hill Cemetery as the most prominent burial place in the city. In 1900 it consisted of 40 acres, adding 40 more acres in 1904, 80 more acres in 1909, 80 more acres in 1910, 43 acres in 1924, and reached 286 acres in 1928. Background In the late 1930s, Mexican sculptor Dionicio Rodriguez created a number of large concrete sculptures for the cemetery, including a palm tree, a bridge, and a fallen log 'carved' into a bench. The cemetery was whites only until 1970 when the family of a black soldier who died in Vietnam won a lawsuit in federal court to force the cemetery to allow their son to be buried there. It has a chapel funeral home at 800 Dennison Avenue Southwest which was established in 1962 by the Lackey family for Johns-Ridout's M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams, New York
Adams is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. Named after President John Adams, the town had a population of 5,143 at the 2010 census. The town contains a village also named Adams. The village and town are south of Watertown. History Settlement began around 1800 at Adams village. David Smith built a sawmill at the present site of Adams in 1801. Renamed for John Adams in 1802 (the year after his presidency ended), the town of Adams was created from the survey townships of Aleppo and Orpheus. The eastern part of Adams was taken in 1804 to form the town of Rodman. During the War of 1812, the town of Adams formed a local militia for home defense. The Talcott Falls Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of , of which are land and , or 0.36%, are water. Interstate 81 is a major north-south highway through the middle of Adams. It has three interchanges within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood Cemetery (West Virginia)
Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located in the lower Shenandoah Valley along the Potomac River. Home to Shepherd University, the town's population was 1,734 at the time of the 2010 census. History 18th century Established on December 23, 1762, by consecutive acts passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses and approved by the governor, Mecklenburg (later renamed Shepherdstown), and Romney in Hampshire County are the oldest towns in West Virginia. On a list of more than 30 approved "publick and private bills" of that date, the bill containing ''An Act for establishing the town of Mecklenburg, in the county of Frederick'' immediately follows ''An act for establishing the town of Romney, in the county of Hampshire, and for other purposes therein-mentioned.'' The first British colonial settlers began their migration into the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley in the early 18th century. Many crossed the Potowmack (now spelled Potomac) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood Cemetery (Norfolk, Virginia)
Elmwood Cemetery is a historic municipal cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ... located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1853, and is filled with monuments and mausoleums that embody the pathos and symbolism of the Christian view of death as a temporary sleep. A notable monument is the ''Recording Angel'' by William Couper (sculptor), William Couper (1853–1942) at the Couper Family plot. The Core Mausoleum (1910–1915) designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle (1867–1935), with sculptures by Edward Field Sanford, Jr. (1886–1951), is another notable resource. an''Accompanying five photos''/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. It is contiguous with West Point Cemetery (Norfolk, Virginia), West Point Cemetery, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee)
Elmwood Cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. It was established in 1852 as one of the first rural cemeteries in the South. A funeral scene in Paramount's 1993 legal thriller '' The Firm'' was filmed here. Origins Elmwood Cemetery was established as part of the Rural Cemetery Movement of the early-to-mid-19th century. A classic example of a garden cemetery, it is notable for its park-like setting, sweeping vistas, shady knolls, large stands of ancient trees, and magnificent monuments. On 28 August 1852, fifty prominent Memphis citizens each contributed $500 for stock certificates in order to purchase of land for the cemetery; they envisioned that this land would be a park for the living as well as the dead, where family outings, picnics, and social gatherings could occur. It was meant to be a place where beautiful gardens were tended and individual monuments celebrated both life and death. The name for the place was chosen in a drawing: several prop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood Cemetery (Columbia, South Carolina)
Elmwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1854, and expanded in 1921. The older section is heavily wooded and has a section devoted to Confederate dead. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. References External links * * {{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina 1854 establishments in South Carolina Buildings and structures in Columbia, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorain, Ohio
Lorain () is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 65,211, making it Ohio's ninth-largest city, the third-largest in Greater Cleveland, and the largest in Lorain County by population. History According to local government records, the city began as an unincorporated village established before 1834 as “Black River Village”, and was renamed in 1837 as "Charleston." According to 19th-century historians, the new name was rejected by its own citizens, who continued to use Black River Village. The village was incorporated as Lorain in 1874 and became a city in 1896. The first mayor was Conrad Reid, who took office on April 6, 1874. The municipal boundaries incorporated most of the former Black River Township judicial boundaries, and portions of the Sheffield Township, Amherst Township, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood Cemetery (Lorain, Ohio)
Elmwood Cemetery may refer to: * Elmwood Cemetery (Adams, New York) in Adams, New York *Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama) * Elmwood Cemetery (Charlotte, North Carolina) in Charlotte, North Carolina * Elmwood Cemetery (Columbia, South Carolina), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Richland County, South Carolina *Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit) * Elmwood Cemetery (Gooding, Idaho) * Elmwood Cemetery (Holyoke, Massachusetts), in the Elmwood neighborhood of Holyoke, Massachusetts *Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Missouri * Elmwood Cemetery (Lorain, Ohio) in Lorain, Ohio *Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Tennessee * Elmwood Cemetery (North Brunswick) in New Jersey * Elmwood Cemetery (Norfolk, Virginia), listed on the National Register of Historic Places * Elmwood Cemetery (River Grove, Illinois) in River Grove, Illi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populous city in the U.S., the seventh most populous city in the South, and the second most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida. The city is the cultural, economic, and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area, whose 2020 population of 2,660,329 ranked 22nd in the U.S. Metrolina is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2020 census-estimated population of 2,846,550. Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was ranked as the country's fastest-growing metro area, with 888,000 new residents. Based on U.S. Census data from 2005 to 2015, Charlotte tops the U.S. in millennial population growth. It is the third-fastest-growing major city in the United States. Residents are referr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood Cemetery (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Elmwood Cemetery may refer to: *Elmwood Cemetery (Adams, New York) in Adams, New York *Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama) * Elmwood Cemetery (Charlotte, North Carolina) in Charlotte, North Carolina * Elmwood Cemetery (Columbia, South Carolina), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Richland County, South Carolina * Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit) * Elmwood Cemetery (Gooding, Idaho) * Elmwood Cemetery (Holyoke, Massachusetts), in the Elmwood neighborhood of Holyoke, Massachusetts *Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Missouri *Elmwood Cemetery (Lorain, Ohio) in Lorain, Ohio * Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Tennessee * Elmwood Cemetery (North Brunswick) in New Jersey *Elmwood Cemetery (Norfolk, Virginia), listed on the National Register of Historic Places *Elmwood Cemetery (River Grove, Illinois) in River Grove, Illinoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood Cemetery (Adams, New York)
Elmwood Cemetery may refer to: * Elmwood Cemetery (Adams, New York) in Adams, New York *Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama) * Elmwood Cemetery (Charlotte, North Carolina) in Charlotte, North Carolina * Elmwood Cemetery (Columbia, South Carolina), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Richland County, South Carolina *Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit) * Elmwood Cemetery (Gooding, Idaho) * Elmwood Cemetery (Holyoke, Massachusetts), in the Elmwood neighborhood of Holyoke, Massachusetts *Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Missouri *Elmwood Cemetery (Lorain, Ohio) in Lorain, Ohio *Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Tennessee * Elmwood Cemetery (North Brunswick) in New Jersey *Elmwood Cemetery (Norfolk, Virginia), listed on the National Register of Historic Places *Elmwood Cemetery (River Grove, Illinois) in River Grove, Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood Cemetery (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
Elmwood Cemetery, also known historically as the Poor Farm Cemetery, is a historic cemetery at Zero and South 24th Streets in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Established in 1891, it is on the grounds of Sebastian County's first poor farm, purchased by the county in 1890. It remained in use at least into the 1940s, and is the only surviving visible element of the poor farm. The cemetery contains several hundred graves, although only seven have markers. The cemetery is about in size, and is an unbounded open field in a suburban residential area. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Sebastian County, Arkansas References External links * {{National Register of Historic Places Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Buildings and structures completed in 1891 Buildings and structures in Fort Smith, Arkansas Protected areas of Sebastian County, Arkans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
