Thursday, July 26, 2012

Bonaventure Cemetery

Some of my Bonaventure Collection... If you have information about any of the monuments/statues, please tell us. We would enjoy and learn from your comments.
A view of some of the Victorian monuments
A unique monument - a very large bench and urn (symbol of the soul  going to heaven)

Jewish Section of the Cemetery - Photos of the people buried there

Jewish Section of the Cemetery - Large photo of the lady who is buried there.

Lamb - Symbol of peace

Jewish pre-burial temple
An role player - Peter Wiltberger - A successful business man who formed the Evergreen Cemetery Company turning a portion of the plantation into a public cemetery. He bought the land in 1846.