Beautiful & Historic Springdale Cemetery
I finally found the time to do something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time which is explore Springdale Cemetery. I have driven around Springdale a few times before and even though usually I just get lost and frustrated, I always come away thinking what an amazing and fascinating place it is. But this time I had a goal. I wanted to find two people’s gravesites: Lydia Moss Bradley and Octave Chanute, the father of aviation.
I printed off a map, made some notes and off I went. This is what I found; a virtual Who’s Who of Peoria History (click thumbnails to enlarge):
Detweiller:
Ballance:
McClugage:
Szold:
Greenhut:
Woolner:
Kellogg:
Woodruff:
Jobst:
Zeller:
Lightner:
Buehler:
Avery:
McClure:
Lydia Moss Bradley:
I never did find Octave Chanute’s grave. Guess I’ll have to go back!
July 30th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Behind Zeller’s marker, to the right, is one labeled “Gift”. Wonder if that’s someone famous, to have had a street named after him?
July 30th, 2007 at 7:48 am
Isn’t it wonderful? Though we haven’t been “exploring” there for some time, it once was a Sunday afternoon ritual for Ziggy and I. Well, on nice days, anyway.
I’ll never forget seeing a HUGE herd of deer wandering amongst the gravestones. I was totally awed. I mean, growing up in the country, deer were a common sight…but to see ‘em in the middle of Peoria like that was a big suprise.
July 30th, 2007 at 8:52 am
I ran across a family of 4 deer- got pictures of them too, but it didn’t fit in with my post. Yea, it’s a great place. The photos listed were just the ones I ran across accidentally. I found others including two sets of Proctors, but John C. is the only one I am familiar with and I couldn’t find his name anywhere. They were still probably related.
I wish there was a comprehensive map. Maybe the office has one, I don’t know. Springdale’s website has a list of names showing what section they are buried in and GenealogyTrails.com has a map with 25 names marked. I’ll have to go through those when I get some time.