I like to go to cemeteries. These stones commemorate the lives of somebody's husbands, daughters, wives, sons, uncles, cousins, aunts, friends. In really old cemeteries there is no one left who remembers the people beneath these stones, and I think it does honor to their memory to go and spend some time with them.
Whenever I walk in a cemetery, have a picnic, or even play frisbee there, I take some time to read the stones and think of the lives they represent. Something in me thinks that the people who were buried here might enjoy happiness and laughter, as they sometimes did in life.
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This cemetery is named for the Graves family who are prominently buried here. No, it's not a joke. It can be found on Duxbury Road which runs from Jonesville to Duxbury on the south side of the Winooski River. It's easier to find if you are traveling west. |
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Greenmount is one of the more stunning cemeteries of central Vermont. It is on Route Two just west of the city, and is visible from Interstate 89 near exit 8. Because it is a fairly large and interesting cememtery, there are a lot of photographs and the page takes a while to load. |
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This cemetery has two levels. The older, more populated tier is right up next to Cochran Road and is the resting place of old Richmond's Irish and French Canadian populations. |
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West Bolton used to be a booming lumber mill town. Although people are building houses here all the time, it still doesn't compare to its peak in the late 19th century. This cememtery is up what is now Cemetery Road from the ruins of the old Baptist church. The land is surrounded by the Ethan Allen Firing Range, a US Government test and training ground. |