What is it?!  Is it a carriage path?  A walking trail? What you are looking at in the picture above is a cobblestone gutter.  Many Cemetery roads and paths used to be lined with them.  In the middle of the 19th … Continue reading →

Mount Auburn Cemetery has always been, in the most literal sense, a picturesque landscape.  This is all the more so demonstrated by the many works of art that depict the Cemetery’s scenic vistas and sacred places.  One spot in particular, Forest … Continue reading →