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Cemeteries

Fairfax, Virginia

Thompson Family Cemetery

A graveyard that dates back over 200 years stands near a busy shopping center.

New Boston, New Hampshire

Grave of Sevilla Jones

This young woman's tombstone names her murderer, who is buried in the same cemetery.

Burke, Virginia

Lee Chapel Cemetery

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Lancaster Crematorium

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

Glasgow, Scotland

Unmarked Grave of Pierre Emile L'Angelier

The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.

Sanctuary Wood Cemetery

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

New York, New York

Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

Winchester, England

The Grave of Thomas Thetcher

This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.

Burying the Dead in Taipei's Public Parks

The eco-friendly approach reflects Taiwan's shifting funerary practices.

Amandas Ong February 10, 2020

Dick Turpin's Tombstone

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Grave of Lieutenant John Irving

This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.

Loyasse Cemetery

The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.

Silver City Cemetery

These headstones and a few stone foundations are all that remain of a once-booming mining town.

The Missing Grave of Margaret Corbin, Revolutionary War Veteran

She's the only woman veteran honored with a monument at West Point. But where was she buried?

Shane Cashman January 14, 2020

West Point, New York

Margaret Corbin's Grave

West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.

Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.

Greenwood, Mississippi

Robert Johnson's Grave

After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.

Charleston, Missouri

The Queen Tombstone

This curious headstone is labeled simply as "The Queen."