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Author: Christopher A. Ward Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467134961 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
Cemeteries are more than final resting places for the dead; they are gateways to an area's shared history. Every hand-carved granite or marble monument, every faded wooden marker, holds a clue. Western Sierra populations boomed with the discovery of gold and often dwindled as gold fever waned. Cemeteries of the Western Sierra uses the lens of the cemetery to glimpse a rich and disappearing history. Displaced indigenous populations, miners, dueling newspaper magnates, Chinese pioneers: all are part of the mosaic of history represented in a historical cemetery. From solitary graves in the forest to almost forgotten graveyards near the center of a town, cemeteries tell a story not just of who may have died but also of who lived and what was meaningful in their time.
Author: Christopher A. Ward Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467134961 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
Cemeteries are more than final resting places for the dead; they are gateways to an area's shared history. Every hand-carved granite or marble monument, every faded wooden marker, holds a clue. Western Sierra populations boomed with the discovery of gold and often dwindled as gold fever waned. Cemeteries of the Western Sierra uses the lens of the cemetery to glimpse a rich and disappearing history. Displaced indigenous populations, miners, dueling newspaper magnates, Chinese pioneers: all are part of the mosaic of history represented in a historical cemetery. From solitary graves in the forest to almost forgotten graveyards near the center of a town, cemeteries tell a story not just of who may have died but also of who lived and what was meaningful in their time.
Author: Douglas Keister Publisher: Gibbs Smith ISBN: 1423616537 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 259
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Stunning photographs, fascinating text, and easy GPS directions for finding gracious architecture, fabulous artwork, and memorable gravesites of famous Los Angeles “residents.” Award-winning photographer/writer Douglas Keister has authored thirty-six critically acclaimed books on residential architecture as well as those on cemetery exploration. He lives in Chico, California. A simple guide for cemetery lovers.
Author: Patricia Brooks Publisher: Globe Pequot Press ISBN: 9780762741014 Category : California Languages : en Pages : 0
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You don't have to be a ghoul to enjoy graveyards. Visiting the final resting places of well-known personalities and historical figures is as much a celebration of lives fascinatingly (or self- destructively) led as it is an illuminating look into the past. Authors Patricia and Jonathan Brooks unearth nearly a thousand intriguing characters whose legacies live on beyond the grave. Inside this volume you'll find detailed obituaries and sepulchral photographs, as well as useful data on cemetery locations and visiting hours; availability of maps, tours, walks, and special events; and original homesteads and museums - plus tasty lunch spots! - located nearby.
Author: Judi Culbertson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 324
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This volume contains a guide to the burial places of notable Californians in both the southern Californian Los Angeles and San Diego areas, and in the northern Californian San Francisco area. Included are biographical sketches of those persons mentioned in each cemetery.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Cemeteries and Burial Benefits Publisher: ISBN: Category : National cemeteries Languages : en Pages : 92
Author: Loren Rhoads Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal ISBN: 0316473790 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 425
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A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography andtheir unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Pè Lachaise cemetery each year.They are lured there, and to many cemeteries around the world, by a combination of natural beauty, ornate tombstones and crypts, notable residents, vivid history, and even wildlife. Many also visit Mount Koya cemetery in Japan, where 10,000 lanterns illuminate the forest setting, or graveside in Oaxaca, Mexico to witness Day of the Dead fiestas. Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery has gorgeous night tours of the Southern Gothic tombstones under moss-covered trees that is one of the most popular draws of the city. 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die features these unforgettable cemeteries, along with 196 more, seen in more than 300 photographs. In this bucket list of travel musts, author Loren Rhoads, who hosts the popular Cemetery Travel blog, details the history and features that make each destination unique. Throughout will be profiles of famous people buried there, striking memorials by noted artists, and unusual elements, such as the hand carved wood grave markers in the Merry Cemetery in Romania.
Author: Source Wikipedia Publisher: University-Press.org ISBN: 9781230562711 Category : Languages : en Pages : 94
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 92. Chapters: Burials in California, Cemeteries in Los Angeles, California, Cemeteries in Los Angeles County, California, Cemeteries in Riverside County, California, Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in California, Jewish cemeteries in California, Raymond Chandler, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, William F. Dean, Florence Owens Thompson, John Henry Parker, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Jessie Benton Fremont, Riverside National Cemetery, Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Samuel Brannan, Chinese Cemetery of Los Angeles, Sawtelle, Los Angeles, Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Lowell English, Yorba Hacienda, George Marston, Mountain View Cemetery, John F. Kinney, R. G. Surdam, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Alexander Preston Shaw, Golden Gate National Cemetery, Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation, Alonzo Horton, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Spencer G. Millard, San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Neptune Society Columbarium, Los Angeles National Cemetery, Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica, Benjamin T. Frederick, Kate Sessions, Hick Carpenter, Reuben Jasper Phillips, El Campo Santo Cemetery, William H. Thompkins, Skip Scarborough, Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Rade Grbitch, Edward R. Hanford, Mount Hope Cemetery, El Camino Memorial Park, Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery, San Fernando Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, Home of Peace Cemetery, Bakersfield National Cemetery, John F. De Swan, Warren J. Shepherd, Norman W. Ressler, San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Centerville Pioneer...
Author: Gail L. Jenner Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1493048961 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 357
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Unearth the Mysteries of Those Who Lie Beneath the Oldest Graveyards in the Golden State In each of California’s 58 counties there are hundreds (and hundreds) of cemeteries, burial sites, and abandoned graveyards, some tucked away behind storefronts or under paved streets. “Burying grounds” are found in neighborhoods, pastures, fields, downtowns, backyards, or deep in the woods. In What Lies Beneath: California Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards, author Gail L. Jenner exhumes the stories of these pioneers buried beneath the soil, pavement, and rocks, or under the waters of this state. This guide also provides descriptions of headstone features and symbols, and demystifies the burial traditions used by the Native Americans, Spanish, Chinese immigrants, and early California pioneers and settlers.
Author: Gena Philibert-Ortega Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738547862 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 136
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California's Eastern Sierra region, encompassing Inyo and Mono Counties, is a paradise of striking contrasts and beauty. Early settlers came to this area--now known chiefly for recreational activities such as fishing, hiking, and skiing--for its mining and agricultural prospects. Towns like Bodie, Lundy, and Keeler rose with the promise of quick riches but failed when the promise dimmed. Throughout this unique landscape are sprinkled the poignant resting places of early pioneers. Reflecting the diversity of the natural setting, the area's cemeteries range from the Mono County Cemetery overlooking Mono Lake to the overgrown cemetery at the Civil War-era Fort Independence to the garden cemeteries of Bishop. The monuments in these cemeteries, along with the beautiful country that surrounds them, honor the men and women who once carved lives out of this rugged wilderness.
Author: Christopher A. Ward
Author: Christopher A. Ward
Author: Douglas Keister
Author: Patricia Brooks
Author: Judi Culbertson
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Cemeteries and Burial Benefits
Author: Loren Rhoads
Author: Source Wikipedia
Author: California. Consumer Affairs Department. Cemetery Division
Author: Gail L. Jenner
Author: Gena Philibert-Ortega