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I cannot remember its name, but there is a cemetery near the North Park area
of San Diego. I believe it was the city that dumped the tombstones down
into the canyon. Some were returned and the place is now a park. It has
some sort of memorial to those buried there. I'll ask around for its
name...
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From: "Nancy Dickinson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 7:22 PM
Subject: Former Cemetery Memorials
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> Please post on HISTARCH.
Thanks,
Nancy
> Searching for urban examples of commemorative treatment of former
> locations of a removed cemetery. Current research project has documented
> a 1690s - 1850s Christian burial ground in urban context. The church,
> which sold the burial ground in mid-19th century and has records of vault
> removals, is still an active congregation in the same community. The
> former cemetery was developed as residences with some retail, and
> subsequently incorporated into a public park and public transportation
> complex. [Current construction plans include archaeological monitoring.]
> Post-construction plans include an acknowledgement of the full history of
> the area, including a former burial ground.
>
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