Greenbrier Ghost of Sam Black Church in West Virginia
Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.#19thcentury #chapel #graveyards #graves #gravestones #murdermystery #murder #ghoststories #ghosts #churches #section-Atlas
Greenbrier Ghost of Sam Black Church
Grumpy Cat’s Grave in Sun City, Arizona
The final resting place for an internet icon.#meme #animals #graveyards #gravestones #cats #section-Atlas
Grumpy Cat’s Grave
University of Exeter: New research project will explore the influence Shakespeare had upon how we remember the dead. “The influence and inspiration that William Shakespeare has had upon the practice of writing epitaphs is to be the focus of a new research project. English Literature experts at the University of Exeter will study epitaphs and obituaries dating back to the 18th century to […]
Grand monuments in the Necropolis, Glasgow's first major Victorian cemetery. Opened in the 1840s, it marked a shift in burial practices in the growing city from people being interred in small burial grounds surrounding local churches to the use of large centralised cemeteries.
The Time Traveler's Grave in Copenhagen, Denmark
Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.#graves #graveyards #gravestones #timetravel #cemeteries #section-Atlas
The Time Traveler's Grave
Jesse James’ Grave in Kearney, Missouri
The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.#wildwest #gangsters #gravestones #section-Atlas
Jesse James’ Grave
Between the 13th and 15th of March 1941, the German airforce dropped over 250 tonnes of bombs on Clydeside, killing around 1,200 people (half in Clydebank and half in Glasgow). This gravestone in Eastwood New Cemetery is a reminder that to this day, not all the bodies of those who were killed were ever identified. It's one of half a dozen similar stones in a row tucked away at the back of the graveyard.
King Von’s Grave in Alsip, Illinois
The final resting place of one of Chicago’s most iconic drill rappers.#gravestones #rap #music #section-Atlas
King Von’s Grave
An angel gravestone being enveloped by a tree in Glasgow's Western Necropolis.
Al Capone’s Grave in Hillside, Illinois
Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.#gravestones #prohibition #gangsters #alcapone #section-Atlas
Al Capone’s Grave
Showmen’s Rest in Forest Park, Illinois
A section in the cemetery mostly for circus performers, including victims of the famous 1918 Hammond Circus train wreck.#graves #disasters #gravestones #circus #section-Atlas
Showmen’s Rest