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List Of Cemeteries In Maryland
This list of cemeteries in Maryland includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. It does not include pet cemeteries. Anne Arundel County * Annapolis National Cemetery, Annapolis; NRHP-listed * Hancock's Resolution Cemetery, Pasadena; NRHP-listed * United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis * Watkins Slave Cemetery, Davidsonville Baltimore County * Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore * Bohemian National Cemetery (Baltimore, Maryland), Bohemian National Cemetery, Baltimore * Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium * Friends Burial Ground (Baltimore, Maryland), Friends Burial Ground, Baltimore * Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore * Lorraine Park Cemetery, Baltimore * Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore * Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore * Mount Auburn Cemetery (Baltimore, Maryland), Mount Auburn Cemetery, Baltimore * Mount Oliv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemeteries
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 burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term ''graveyard'' is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard. The intact or cremated remains of people may be interred in a grave, commonly referred to as burial, or in a tomb, an "above-ground grave" (resembling a sarcophagus), a mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other edifice. In Western cultures, funeral ceremonies are often observed in cemeteries. These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to cultural practices and religious beliefs. Modern cemeteries often include crematoria, and some grounds previously used for both, continue as crematoria as a principal use long after the interment areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
