Mt Wollaston Cemetery in Autumn

Old Burying Point, Salem Ma

I went up to Salem, MA on Halloween with some out of town friends.

This is the Old Burying Point, the second oldest known cemetery in the country, and the oldest in Salem.



In 1692, 14 women and 6 men were accused of being witches, were tried, convicted, and executed. Executions took place on June 10, July 19, August 19, September 19 and September 22, 1692. To this day, the events of 1692 are used as a yardstick to measure the depth of civility and due process in our society.

The Witch Trials Memorial was dedicated by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel in August 1992 as part of the Salem Witch Trials TerCentenary. The design was selected in a international competition that received 246 entries. The winning design by Maggie Smith and James Cutler was inspired by the Vietnam Memorial.

The Memorial consists of 20 granite benches cantilevered from a low stone wall surrounding an area adjoining the Old Burying Point. The benches are inscribed with the name of the accused and the means and date of execution.

www.salemweb.com/memorial/memorial.shtml

Holbrook Union Cemetery

Holbrook Union Cemetery, originally uploaded by alohadave.

Elm St Cemetery False Color IR

Elm St Cemetery False Color IR, originally uploaded by alohadave.

Located on Elm St in Braintree, this cemetery has graves going back to the founding days of the town. Many of the stones are well over a century old.

This shot is a false color conversion from infrared.

Holbrook Union Cemetery

Holbrook Union Cemetery, originally uploaded by alohadave.

Capt. John Wales

Capt. John Wales, originally uploaded by alohadave.

W. H. French

W. H. French, originally uploaded by alohadave.

CON. SGT.
W. H. FRENCH
CO. K
3 MASS. CAV.

I'm not sure what a Con. Sgt. is, and there's no date on the stone, but I figure that this is a Civil War veteran.