Maplewood Memorial Cemetery

A lawn park cemetery is one where a commemorative plaque is placed at the ground level and is positioned at the head of the grave. It is covered by grass without any trace of a burial on the ground.

In an interesting flash of intuition, the headstone of one T.G. Brownell was struck and destroyed by lightning. While this may not be unusual, the fact that he was killed by a bolt of lightning is an unusual twist.

Did you know that Arlington National Cemetery was established in 1864 during the Civil War? The area used was the grounds of the Arlington House, which had been owned by the family of Gen. Robert E. Lee's wife.