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Of course time is required to bring an institution like a cemetery to its fall measure of beauty, but the Union Cemetery is already deservedly the admiration of stranger* and the pride of citizens. The natural advantage* ol the grounds, the diversity of hill and dale, the intersecting valley* adorned by noble trees, remains of the primeval forest#, the babbling rivulet*, the cool shady drive* and walks and a thousand other attractions all combine to make it a place w here it is at least a melancholy satisfaction to lay the loved ones to rant, and its constant throng* of visitors on every pleasant Sunday as well as on week days all testify to a deep interest in it and an appreciation of its beauties.rrr? oRictiv.The Union Cemetery C barely a quarter of a century old. Previous to the year 1854 the burying grounds of the citv were the old graveyards at the lower end of Fourth street, upper end of Sixth, corner of Fourth and South, and one or two churchyards. By thatfimc all these were tilled nearly to their full capacity, and as the tow n was gradually surrounding them it became apparent that sanitary and other considerations would soon demand a change. Accordingly in the latter part of 1858 steps were inaugurated to procure grounds for a new cemetery outside of the then city 1 units.PROMINENT A MONO THE MOVERSon behalf of a new’ burying ground were Dr. John Andrews, Dr. C. 0. Beatty and Gen. James Collier, and the matter finally took shape in the fall of 1853 by a meeting and appointment of a committee of two from each of the churches for the purpose of examining difierent sites in the suburbs. A sub-cdVnmittee spent a day in looking over different farms, the Win. H user oft, Abraham, McLaughlin, Wells, Myers and others, and that night mefc at the office of Hon. E. M. Stanton to compare notes. The principal objection made to the Husrrofl site was its unevennese, and the committee w as unable to come to any conclusion that night. The next evening, however, it was determined to recommend the purchase of the iiuscroft farm of 50 acres, and this was done at a meeting of the full committee heldat thesession room of the First Presbyterian Church, December lb, 1858.
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Steubenville Weekly Herald
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Fri, Jun 17, 1881
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