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Riverside Cemetery
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Total area: 102 acres (708,051 sq.ft.) | Total area: 102 acres (708,051 sq.ft.) | ||
| - | Purchased from [[Titus N. Brainard]] in 1874 for $75,000. | + | Purchased from [[Titus N. Brainard]] in 1874 for $75,000.<BR> |
Part of original township lots #66, #73, and #84. | Part of original township lots #66, #73, and #84. | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 13 July 2006
Located at 3607 Pearl Rd, Cleveland, OH 44109-2301
Frontage: 360 ft (on Pearl Road)
Total area: 102 acres (708,051 sq.ft.)
Purchased from Titus N. Brainard in 1874 for $75,000.
Part of original township lots #66, #73, and #84.
A large pond located in the lower section of the Cemetery was used for boating sometime around the turn of the century. It was common in those days for families to come to pay their respects to loved ones and stay to have a picnic.
Several deep ravines were on the north and south side of the property. These were later filled in to provide more grave space.
The Riverside Cemetery Association had plans of expanding the cemetery onto the land that was immediately north of Redman Avenue. There was a large stone block wall/foundation present on this vacant land that may have been preparation for a subsequent bridge over the valley from the cemetery proper to the expansion area. The expansion never took place as the State of Ohio purchased that land in order to put in the Jennings Freeway.
