@flowerbaby likes to explore old places, abandoned buildings, and graveyards. She definitely has a few creepy bones in her body, also being a fan of horror and true crime. I asked her what she wanted to do in Colombia after we had taken tons of photos and went out to dinner. She did a Google search and showed me the results. She wanted to go to Elmwood Cemetery. Evidently, it was the oldest graveyard in the area and it happened to be pretty much right behind our Airbnb. We didn't have anything else to do and it looked like the rain was going to continue to hold off, so we headed towards Elmwood.
There were a couple of people visiting graves there, but mostly the place was a ghost town. We walked through pretty much all of it and it took us forever. She was having a blast though I could tell. We tried to graves from as far back as we could, some were in the early 1800s! There were all sorts of names that you just don't hear today too. Some of the graves even had a bunch of stuff written about the person. A few were too old to read or hadn't been maintained very well over the years. For the most part, this old place was in great condition though.
I believe that our favorite part was the last two photos in this post. They are a couple of men's graves from the Fair family. They were from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The writings made these men sound godlike. Plus although they were in English, there were so many old words used that you just do not here today. You'd most likely need a dictionary to understand all of what was written. We may not have known any of these people, but clearly, a lot of them were loved. Especially Barnabas and Dick Fair.
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Dude, this is so not me. But I'm still interested in reading the story of the people in the tombs. I wondered what kind of life they lived. Still, I can't imagine going there at night. It's like a horror movie 😂.
I am not so sure she would have wanted to go to this same place late at night when it was dark. She probably would have gotten spooked then. I know there must be some pretty impressive people who lived long ago buried here.
From the photographs I imagine that it did take them some time to go through the entire Cemetery, in addition to finding such old tombs they indicate that perhaps it is an older site but how do you say it is very well preserved. And those words that are not used today were many in the writings
It was just about as tiresome as going on a hike out in nature somewhere.
I think the reason this place is preserved so well is thanks to the groundskeeping staff and families that visit the tombs regularly.
it seems like an excursion but with tombs and the care of it is great because that cemetery must already be more than 100 years old
It’s a few hundred years old. Early 1800s I believe.
Hello dear friend @daltono good morning.
It had to be a great adventure to visit this cemetery, and it is good that they were able to appreciate the stories of some people who have died
I'm a bit like @flowerbaby I love cemeteries, I like the architecture of mausoleums or tombstones, also the dedications made by relatives
Thank you very much for letting us know these images and the experience lived
have a great day
I had more fun at this place than I expected to. It’s a unique environment that’s for sure. A lot of history and memories in a place like this.
I love to walk thru cemeteries so much history is there, plus some have beautiful grave markers.
You and my girlfriend would get along great then.
I think this is the most beautiful cemetery I saw ever ++
The monuments solid and strong ❤️ Excellent so beautiful panorama, great view dear.
I can only think of one other cemetery that I have been to that was even better than this one. Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia was the coolest one I've ever been to. Here are some photos of when I visited there in 2015.
The image above the place of the tower looks grim.
yup, good ole Barnabas. Dick too. RIP you are missed...
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