Subject: Re: Question about cemeteries From: john c ottinger Date: May 21, 1998 according to the article, it is the only known cemetery in > the US with the headstones facing north/south......ALL of the others have > the headstones facing east/west......am I the only one not to have ever > noticed this....is this general knowledge, even to us graveyard > plunderers? I just had to ask this. > Any feedback and/or responses would be welcome. > Bill Hughes > [email protected] I don't claim to be an authority, but my memory of the two largest cemeteries in Memphis, TN, Forest Hill and Elmwood, is of most markers facing north and/or south. My memory of rural church cemeteries is that they face east-west. John Ottinger ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |