W/NW At the Cemetery

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Keith,
Some great shots you have. And lots of them, too. Some wonderful images from Trinity. Too many to digest in one visit. Very impressive.
Rob
kbg32 said:
I have two cemetery collections - Trinity Church Cemetery and the Shearith Israel Cemetery. The Shearith Israel's congregation dates back to 1654. The second Shearith Israel Cemetery is the one I am documenting for the congregation. It is undergoing a cleanup and dates back to the late 1700's.

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Biloxi Mississippi, six months post hurricane Katrina. This graveyard, right across HW 90 from the Gulf was destroyed by Katrina. Gravestones were scattered everywhere. Private Meaut's grave was just about the only one that had been restored.

I went back just over a year later on one of several follow up visits to find this grave marker no longer there. I knew exactly where the grave was from this photo and this was the Meaut family section. But there is now no trace of Private Justin Meaut's grave stone or the battle flag.

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Bob, great shot. You are a true documentarian. I respect the reverence that you pay to your subjects, living and not.

Having driven through Biloxi about a year ago on the way to visit my son in NOLA, I was beyond shocked at the sheer devastation the town suffered and how much of it remains. The area along the water continues to be more or less leveled, with the strange exception of some of the fancy casinos that were repaired or perhaps built anew. Nine years ago, I wouldn't have believed something like this (and I don't mean the storm; I mean the aftermath and the lack of action on the part of our Federal government to do much about it) could happen here. Near utter neglect. And, if I'm not mistaken, I think Mississippi did better at squeezing relief funds out of the Bush administration than did Louisiana. My wife and I are headed down to Nola in about two weeks, but we'll be flying in and won't be able to drive through Biloxi this time.

Anyway, Bob thanks for continuing to share, not just the great images, but the strongly empathetic stories you almost always provide as accompaniment. Maybe a picture is worth a thousand words; nevertheless, I always feel richer for your words, too. They ground the images in a time and place. This picture brought back strong memories and emotions.
Bob Michaels said:
Biloxi Mississippi, six months post hurricane Katrina. This graveyard, right across HW 90 from the Gulf was destroyed by Katrina. Gravestones were scattered everywhere. Private Meaut's grave was just about the only one that had been restored.

I went back just over a year later on one of several follow up visits to find this grave marker no longer there. I knew exactly where the grave was from this photo and this was the Meaut family section. But there is now no trace of Private Justin Meaut's grave stone or the battle flag.
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