On March 31, 1870, Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824 – 1904) of Perth Amboy, New Jersey became the first African-American to vote in an election under the just enacted provisions of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution. He was born in Metuchen to parents that had been slaves owned by the Mundy family. He [...]
Archive for the ‘Headstones’ Category
16 Apr
Headstones of people with interesting names…
No disrespect is meant to anyone, living or deceased, by the posting of these pics. I just found these… interesting. all the photos here. Below is a sample of some of my favorites.
9 Apr
why I like visiting cemeteries
New Jersey was discovered by Henry Hudson around 1609 and Dutch settlers came soon afterward. Most families buried their dead on the farm or perhaps in a small church cemetery. Markers were often crudely carved stones or wooden crosses. As NJ has become more and more developed, the family cemetery became outdated. People now bury [...]
7 Apr
Lambertville High School
The school was built in 1854, remodeled in 1926, and then closed in 1955. A fire gutted the center portion of the building and the roof in 1992, (arson of course) The central part of the school burned completely, and in the past few years the floor collapsed in one section, eliminating the infamous “children [...]
3 Apr
the grave outside the graveyard
This grave is located in North Church Cemetery Aside from having some very old graves, this cemetery is nothing terribly unusual or much to speak of. It does date back to the Revolutionary War and as such it has some especially nice old headstones. Whats odd is that there’s a headstone that sits outside the [...]
3 Apr
Crawford Family graveyard
The Garden State Arts Center is located on 1200 acres that was granted to John Browne in 1687 by the King of England. They buried the family right on the farm. Eventually the land was sold and became Parkway property. Now surrounded by the Vietnam Memorial & the Garden State Arts Center, (exit 116) the [...]
3 Apr
Bureacracy Headstone
In 1978, the mayor of Bordentown decided to try to do something about the welfare situation in town, and made people do public service to get their welfare. The number of people on welfare dropped from 30 to just 1. He had this headstone built dedicated to the elimination of bureaucracy. Unfortunately, bureaucracy wasn’t dead [...]
3 Apr
Random headstone pictures
Click here. You can see some grave of people with interesting names if you click here
2 Apr
Joey Ramone has a headstone
When I visited Joey Ramone’s grave he didn’t have a headstone despite it being well over a year since his passing. I made a return visit and now he does have a headstone.
2 Apr
Joey Ramone’s grave
Joey Ramone was the lead singer of the Ramones and helped to define punk rock in NY in the 70′s. I won’t try to reinvent the wheel and tell you all about him because I think that’s best left to experts, so here’s VH1′s biography. What I can tell you is that he is buried [...]
