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Nine Ohio Cemeteries to Visit

By Janice Villa, published Oct 24, 2007
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I am fascinated by cemeteries. I like to look at the older tombstones and see the years and names. Here in my state of Ohio, there are cemeteries worth checking out because there are some famous people resting there. Below is a list of some of the famous graves.

Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
Buried here are:
James A. Garfield, President of the United States
Eliot Ness, Law enforcement agent
John D. Rockefeller, Oil magnate

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio
Buried here are:
Orville and Wilbur Wright, Aviation pioneers
Paul Laurence Dunbar, Poet
Erma Bombeck, Humorist

Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
Buried here are:
James Thurber, Humorist
Eddie Rickenbacker, World War 1 flying ace

Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
Buried here are:
Dave Thomas, Wendy's founder
Woody Hayes, Coach of Ohio State

Brock Cemetery, Greenville, Ohio
Buried here is:
Annie Oakley, Sharpshooter

Peoli Cemetery, Peoli, Ohio
Buried here is:
Cy Young, Baseball pitcher

Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Massillon, Ohio
Buried here is:
Paul Brown, Football coach

Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Buried here is:
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the United States

Columbiana Cemetery, Columbiana, Ohio
Buried here is:
Harvey Firestone, Founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

Nine Ohio Cemeteries to Visit

Wright Brothers Gravesite

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interesting article

Posted on 01/12/2008 at 11:01:00 PM

 
I love old cemetaries. They just resonate with history! I loved this article Jan. Great job:)

Posted on 12/24/2007 at 9:12:22 PM

 
Very interesting!

Posted on 11/13/2007 at 9:11:00 AM

 
Ill have to check these out!

Posted on 11/05/2007 at 4:11:00 AM

 
cool

Posted on 10/30/2007 at 11:10:00 AM

 
Interesting, I don't visit the cemetary just to visit, but when I do go to put out flowers I too enjoy looking at the older stones.

Posted on 10/30/2007 at 10:10:00 AM

 
We live very close to the oldest cemetary in our town and it is interesting to walk through and look at the headstones.

Posted on 10/29/2007 at 7:10:00 PM

 
This is very interesting!

Posted on 10/29/2007 at 7:10:00 PM

 
cool

Posted on 10/28/2007 at 8:10:00 PM

 
Thank you for scouting out the cemeteries for us. Now dieing will be so much easier. Just kidding. Great article.

Posted on 10/25/2007 at 6:10:00 PM

 
Interesting article!!

Posted on 10/25/2007 at 7:10:00 AM

 
Wow...great info. Such good history in those stones.

Posted on 10/24/2007 at 8:10:00 PM

 
Do you ever do stone rubbings? Some people do.

Posted on 10/24/2007 at 8:10:00 PM

 
How interesting! So many interesting people buried in that area!

Posted on 10/24/2007 at 7:10:00 PM

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