Grave Yards

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St. Joseph existed for only six years although it became the largest town in Florida and was where the state constitution was drafted and signed. In 1841 a yellow fever epidemic killed a majority of the residents and the remainder fled. Two years later, a massive hurricane washed away all traces of the town except for the gravestones in the cemetery. It is now essentially forgotten in Florida history.

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This is actually in the old graveyard adjacent to the former Marshalsea Prison, where Charles Dickens' father was incarcerated.
 
Public graveyard, though not as solemn as the other posted above


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It's discomforting to hear that family have to pay for the graveyard every 3 years or else the hole will be used for someone else.
But this public graveyard is quite old and after badly managed city planning, located in profitable plot just behind the business district that houses many skyscrapers.
 
An evil SLR and digital to boot but the subject warranted the post I thought.

Lacock Village Wiltshire UK

As with so many graveyards a rather anonymous collection of headstones. Luckily I found an elderly gentleman tending a grave and enquired. He kindly pointed out the family grave and noted he had known the last member on this gravestone, Matilda, "a lovely lady" , made my day to have a connection to Fox Talbot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fox_Talbot


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