More touring our home city

While I wait for Owen to wake up (I am letting him sleep in after his traumatic day yesterday, I thought I would blog about our recent adventure in Richmond last weekend. We have taken the opportunity to be tourists in our new home town over the past couple of weekends. Last Saturday, we headed into town to participate in a walking tour of the famous Hollywood Cemetery.



Here is a brief write-up on Hollywood Cemetery:

Hollywood Cemetery is a large, sprawling cemetery located at 412 South Cherry Street in Richmond, Virginia. Characterized by rolling hills and winding paths overlooking the James River, it is the resting place of two United States Presidents, James Monroe and John Tyler, as well as the only Confederate States President, Jefferson Davis. It is also the resting place of 25 Confederate generals, more than any other cemetery in the country. Included are George Pickett and J.E.B. Stuart.
Hollywood Cemetery was opened in 1849, constructed on land known as "Harvie's Woods" that was once owned by William Byrd II. It was designed in the rural garden style, with its name, "Hollywood," coming from the holly trees dotting the hills of the property.
In 1869, a 90-foot (27 m) high granite pyramid was built as a memorial to the more than 18,000 enlisted men of the Confederate Army buried in the cemetery.
Hollywood Cemetery is one of Richmond's major tourist attractions. There are many local legends surrounding certain tombs and grave sites in the cemetery, including one about a little girl and the black iron statue of a dog standing watch over her grave. Other notable legends rely on ghosts haunting the many mausoleums. One of the most well-known of these is the legend of the Richmond Vampire.
A place rich in history, legend, and gothic landscape, Hollywood Cemetery is also frequented by many of the local students attending Virginia Commonwealth University.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Cemetery_(Richmond,_Virginia)

On the tour, we did see the two presidents burial sites, as well as that of Ellen Glasgow (Pulitzer Prize winning American novelist) and many more.

Monroe

Tyler


In addition, there was a large "Lloyd" family buried there. The listing can be found here.
So...when you come to visit us...we will be happy to walk around the cemetery with you if there is interest. It was quite fascinating. A lot of history.