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Revere Cemetery - Richfield, Ohio

So originally, I decided that I was going to scrap my Cemetery Sundays segments for this year, as I thought I just wouldn't have the time to do it. Funny how things change...

This morning I decided to merge 2 tasks into one: get a nice long bike ride in AND make sure I rode past a local cemetery to get a few photos. And just like that, a new version of Cemetery Sundays was born! Grab my bike, head out, and make sure the route takes me past a local cemetery that I haven't photographed yet.

So here we go!

My first cemetery of 2020 was an obvious choice. I have been past this small, unmarked cemetery hundreds of times. And it just so happens to be located directly across the street from my son's elementary school.

Revere Cemetery (also known as Hershey Cemetery or Revere Road Cemetery), was established in 1858 and contains the graves of some of the earliest inhabitants of the town of Richfield, Ohio. Only holding a total of roughly 55 graves, I was able to tour the grounds quickly and get a few cool photos of the wonderful old, ornate tombstones.

So kick back and enjoy a few photos from Revere Cemetery in Richfield, Ohio...

Windfall Cemetery - Medina, Ohio

With just a few hours to spare, I'm in with another Cemetery Sundays post, where I roam the local cemeteries with my camera, documenting the beautifully ornate epitaphs and tombstones contained within.

This week I visited Windfall Cemetery, another cemetery discovered by pure luck while out on a bike ride through the area around my new home. It's another of the many really small, very local plots with many of the graves dating back to the early to mid-1800s.

I got up just before dawn, camera at the ready, and parked just outside the small cemetery located on a back road not 10 minutes from my house. I quickly swept across the small plot, documenting the surprising amount of really great old tombstones within the fallen leaves and overgrowth. As the sun began to peak through the morning clouds, I was able to capture the beauty of these somewhat hidden gems, making this one of the cooler little cemeteries that I have visited.

So as always, sit back, relax, and enjoy my photos from Windfall Cemetery...

Be sure to stop by next Sunday for the final installment of Cemetery Sundays for 2019!

Reed Hill Cemetery - Medina, Ohio

It's time for another Cemetery Sundays post, where I take my camera through local cemeteries, photographing the richly ornate epitaphs and tombstones located within.

Last week, I mentioned the upside to moving into my new home, opening up an entirely new area of unexplored cemeteries. This week, I'll continue that with a cemetery discovered almost by accident.

Reed Hill Cemetery is a very small, old cemetery located one of the many backroads in Medina, Ohio. The only reason I discovered it was on a chance bike ride early one morning with friends. Although it was still dark, I noticed the shadowed outlines of tombstones as we raced down the road. I had just enough time to make a mental note of the intersection it was located at (I had no idea where I was at the time, as I was simply following guys who knew the route!).

As I started compiling my list for this year's cemeteries to visit, I remembered this one and located it on the map. As I arrived just after sunrise, I quickly realized that this cemetery had no signage whatsoever. No name, no nothing! In fact, I had to check Google Maps to find out what the cemetery's name was!

Nevertheless, I roamed the small grounds, which had a surprisingly large amount of great tombstones from the mid- to late-1800s, the target years for the most detailed tombstone work. Perfect reference material for future tombstones for my home haunt!

When I was finished, I had a camera full of great shots to share. So as always, sit back and enjoy (and be inspired by) Reed Hill Cemetery...

Royal Huntley. Aged 12 years, 2 months, 20 days. Killed by the falling of a tree.

What a rough way to go...

I haven't seen too many tombstones like this all-metal one before. Is it galvanized to prevent rust? Very unique, and such a great old western font used for Pemberton Randall's name.