I went out and took an informal walking tour through historic Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore earlier today. Greenmount was one of the first American "rural" style cemeteries with rolling hills and meandering lanes, in contrast to the small churchyard graveyards. It is also home to memorial sculptures by several prominent American artists.
Everything here was taken with the camera I had on hand - the one in my Galaxy S4.
I applied filters to enhance the mood and feel of the location.
Enjoy.
Hans Schuler's "Meditation", a grave memorial for the Baetjer family, prominent in the legal profession.
The Booth Family plot...
And pennies on John Wilkes' grave marker.
The Sisson family plot. Hugh Sisson was a stonecutter who supplied stone to many monuments and structures, including the US Capitol building's columns. The modern day descendant Hugh Sisson owns and runs the Heavy Seas brewery, which makes damned fine beer. An earlier brewpub incarnation made a "Stonecutter Stout".
W.H. Rinehart's sculpture "Sleeping Children" was designed as a memorial for children lost by the Sisson family. Unfortunately, time and weather have taken their toll on the detail.
So, the guy who patented the Ouija Board died in Baltimore and is buried here. In the mid-2000's, a benefactor paid to replace the unmarked headstone at the grave with this one. Here's the front:
And the rear
:
Another Rinehart sculpture, "Love Reconciled With Death", marks the gravesite of William and Henry Walters, benefactors of the Walters Art Museum.
Farewell...
Everything here was taken with the camera I had on hand - the one in my Galaxy S4.
I applied filters to enhance the mood and feel of the location.
Enjoy.
Hans Schuler's "Meditation", a grave memorial for the Baetjer family, prominent in the legal profession.
The Booth Family plot...
And pennies on John Wilkes' grave marker.
The Sisson family plot. Hugh Sisson was a stonecutter who supplied stone to many monuments and structures, including the US Capitol building's columns. The modern day descendant Hugh Sisson owns and runs the Heavy Seas brewery, which makes damned fine beer. An earlier brewpub incarnation made a "Stonecutter Stout".
W.H. Rinehart's sculpture "Sleeping Children" was designed as a memorial for children lost by the Sisson family. Unfortunately, time and weather have taken their toll on the detail.
So, the guy who patented the Ouija Board died in Baltimore and is buried here. In the mid-2000's, a benefactor paid to replace the unmarked headstone at the grave with this one. Here's the front:
And the rear
:
Another Rinehart sculpture, "Love Reconciled With Death", marks the gravesite of William and Henry Walters, benefactors of the Walters Art Museum.
Farewell...
