DIPHTHERIA CEMETERY DATE(S) VISITED: AUG 25, 2023 LOCATION: ALMA CENTER, WI MAP A couple of miles up the road from the Smallpox Cemetery you can find the Diphtheria Cemetery. It originated to help prevent the spread of diphtheria during an epidemic during the late 1870's. The graves can be found in a wooded area that is up on an embankment. The site is in a moderately good condition and trinkets have been left on some of the grave markers. Just like the Smallpox Cemetery nea

SMALLPOX CEMETERY DATE(S) VISITED: AUG 25, 2023 LOCATION: ALMA CENTER, WI MAP This little smallpox cemetery is surrounded by a white fence where several large trees stand like sentinels, looking over the plot and shading those that rest here. Established in 1873, and located north west of Garden Valley Township, it primarily contains the remains of victims of the smallpox epidemic that ravaged the area during that time. On arriving here the first thing that you notice is the

MAYFLOWER HILL CEMETERY DATE(S) VISITED: MAY 28, 2023 LOCATION: TAUNTON, MA MAP This marble rocking chair memorial is the resting place of Pearl E. French. She was born on August 21, 1878, and died on March 26, 1882, at the age of 3 years, 5 months, and 25 days. Due to this being a unique looking grave marker it has acquired a lot of legends to surface around it over the years. It was said that Pearl was scolded by her mother and was told to sit in the corner. Her mother had

WEST BRANCH CEMETERY DATE(S) VISITED: JUL 23, 2022 LOCATION: LEE, MA MAP This abandoned cemetery and surrounding area has become a hot...

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