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Tag Archives: Swan Point Cemetery
The Most Beautiful Cemeteries on Cemetery Travel
Last week I talked about the Most Morbid Cemeteries on Cemetery Travel. That was a fairly easy list to make. Today’s list is much more subjective. In addition to beauty being in the eye of the beholder, it’s also dependent … Continue reading
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Cemetery of the Week #58: Swan Point Cemetery
Swan Point Cemetery 585 Blackstone Boulevard Providence, Rhode Island 02906 Telephone: 410-272-1314 Founded: 1846 Size: 210 acres Number of interments: approximately 40,000 Open: Depending on the weather, Swan Point is open daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard … Continue reading
Introduction to the Art of the Victorian Cemetery in America
Victorian Cemetery Art by Edmund Vincent Gillon Jr. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Published in 1972 when Americans were beginning to wake up to the kinds of landscapes they were surrounding themselves with, Victorian Cemetery Art proposed that people … Continue reading
