A cemetery founded for victims of an axe murderer in 1825.
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Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham
by amy • September 14, 2012 • Cemeteries • 2 Comments
Detroit history in Washington, D.C.: Alexander Macomb
by amy • May 9, 2012 • Cemeteries • 5 Comments
Visiting the grave of Alexander Macomb, hero of the Battle of Plattsburgh, namesake of Wayne County, painter, playwright, son of a swindler, and decorated early Detroiter.
Read more →Beth Olem: The cemetery in the GM Poletown plant
by amy • September 30, 2011 • Best of THE NIGHT TRAIN, Cemeteries • 0 Comments
Old, beautiful, mysterious and open to the public twice a year.
Read more →Woodlawn in the summer + Writer’s block
by amy • September 13, 2011 • Cemeteries • 2 Comments
No joke: It has been really hard to start writing again. The book is finished. Finished! I signed off on my final changes and there is nothing left to do but wait for word from the publisher, plan some kind of release party, and try to relax. My brain feels like a big crew...
Read more →New Orleans: St. Louis Cemetery, No. 1
by amy • May 26, 2011 • Cemeteries, Travel • 4 Comments
Jean-Francois Hamtramck
by amy • March 30, 2011 • Best of THE NIGHT TRAIN, Cemeteries, History • 1 Comment
It’s not the likeliest place for a hallowed memorial to a decorated officer of the Revolutionary War. But here he lies, along growly old Jos. Campau, across the street from an L.A. Insurance. There’s a certain satisfaction to swinging open one of the iron gates that picket the tomb of Colonel Jean-Francois Hamtramck. You...
Read more →History Tour: Roseland Park Cemetery
by amy • November 23, 2010 • Cemeteries, History • 2 Comments
Roseland Park Cemetery was organized in 1906. Located along the swiftly developing Woodward Corridor, it was easily accessible by trolley, but far enough away from the central city’s grime and noise to be respectable. A classy, modern place for people of means to ship out to upon their departure from mortal coil. Writes Thaddeus DeWitt...
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