By Eli Pousson
The Archdiocese of Baltimore established New Cathedral Cemetery on forty acres of the old "Bonnie Brae" country estate in 1869. The church spent seventeen years moving bodies and headstones from the 1816 Cathedral Cemetery at Riggs and…

By Eli Pousson
鈥淭his is a new and finely located 鈥榩lace for the dead,鈥欌�� The Iris reported in 1846. Early plans included a chapel and a residence for a cemetery superintendent. Lots were priced at the 鈥渆xtremely moderate鈥� cost of $5 for an 8鈥� by 10鈥� area. Just…

By Nathan Dennies
Officially dedicated on July 13, 1839 and born out of the garden cemetery movement, Green Mount Cemetery is one of the first garden cemeteries created in the United States. After seeing the beautiful Mount Auburn Cemetery in Connecticut in 1834,鈥�