So we've reached the final installment of Cemetery Sundays for 2013 and I have a confession to make. I am a criminal. I willfully broke the law. To get the photos for this cemetery, I had to commit an act of trespassing...
As I arrived at the entrance to Middlebury Cemetery, I noticed a lock and chain fastened around the gates. But I needed to get these photos. Because Middlebury is a registered historic site and it contains the oldest tombstones in the city of Akron. So I went around the side and hopped the fence. With full intent to break the law.
Mr Policeman, you may take me away now...
As I wandered the grounds, I noticed that many of the beautiful old stones had suffered the effects of time as many had been broken, toppled over, or worn away from any visible identification. A few of the graves were tagged as veterans who served as far back as the American Revolution. There was a lot of history tucked into such a small area.
2 comments:
I totally would have done the same thing - historical cemeteries are the best!
The reason many of these are fenced in and locked is that much of the damage didn't come over time as a result of age,but immediately,as a result of vandalism.
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