My previous post, "In the Arms of the Angels," was a photo journal of my visit to Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi, featuring beautiful old stone memorials to children. Now, I'd like to share with you the remainder of the pictures I took that day.
I was so excited when I discovered this exquisite little "Piano Monument."
It even has an inlaid porcelain picture of "Estelle," who was born November 5, 1889, and died January 25, 1911, at the age of 21.
Legend has it that if children come to the cemetery at midnight and touch the piano keys, they will play.
This is a memorial to a man who was born in Italy February 9, 1843, and died on November 20, 1904, at the age of 61 ...
I love the inscription:
This graceful angel marks the grave of "Addie," who was born in 1873 and died in 1900, at the age of 27 ...
These markers are in a family plot ...
I love the way this one is poised on the steps and the way her robes drape ...
This is one of my favorites. There is such an expression of sadness on this beautiful lady's face, you can almost imagine a tear running down her cheek as she mourns her lost loved one ...
The elaborate family plot is enclosed within a stone wall and is floored with what appears to be ceramic or marble tiles.
I don't have any idea of the cost of monuments like these back when they were created, but I'm sure it would cost a small fortune to recreate them today.
Here are a few photos of the Soldiers Rest section of Cedar Hill. I hope to go back someday and walk through this section. The panoramic view of those 5,000 stones is just breathtaking.
I hope you enjoyed my tour of Cedar Hill and these awe-inspiring old monuments.
