Taphophilia.(dot) Com - Work halted after graves from 19th Century cemetery damaged

Welcome

Taphophilia (dot) Com...
A repository of morbid curiosities:
Thanatology and Taphophile Issues, Cemetery,
Funeral Industry and Death Related News.

What's at Taph?

Taphophilia Home

Thanatology Forums

Taphophile Weblinks

Taph's Article Archive

Contact Deadgirl

Donating to Taphophilia

Book Library

Deadgirl Recommends

Dig Deeper

Literature

Topics at Taphophilia

Deadgirl's Dictionary

Cemetery Photography

Industry News

Carved in Stone

A Taphophilia Thank You...

Taphophilia (dot) Com would not be possible without the knowledge, experience and talent of DarkestWeb. From
its conception and early development, DarkestWeb
was faced with many challenges; from inspiring and motivating, to providing guidance and direction. The continued dedication and support has produced results greater than ever expected, and for this, I owe a huge debt of gratitude.

Cemetery Snapshot

Announcements

Graveyards of Chicago:
The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries
By Matt Hucke And Ursula Bielski. Discover a Chicago That Exists Just Beneath the Surface - About Six Feet Under! Take a tour of Chicago's permanent residents! Please visit the Lake Claremont Press website to purchase your copy of Graveyards of Chicago today!

Green-Wood Cemetery Arcadia Publishing announces the release of Alexandra Mosca's historic account of one of New York's most famous cemeteries. Aracdia Publishing's Images of America series has an extensive catalog of many cemetery publications! Please visit Arcadia Publishing to purchase your copy of Green-Wood Cemetery and to browse other available titles!

Men of Mortuaries Calendar
To purchase your 2008 calendar, learn more about the KAMMCARES Foundation, or to be featured in the 2009 calendar, please visit Men of Mortuaries.

Epitaphs: The Magazine for Cemetery Lovers By Cemetery Lovers
For information regarding subscriptions, single issues, submission guidelines, deadlines, classifieds or advertising for future issues, please visit The Cemetery Club.

Guardians of the Soul: Angels and Innocents, Mourners and Saints, Indiana's remarkable cemetery sculpture
with photography by John Bower and foreword by Claude Cookman is now
available. Please visit
Studio Indiana for more information.

West Springfield Massachusetts: Stories Carved in Stone by Rusty Clark features information on early New England gravestone carvers with more than two hundred photos and illustrations. Please visit the Dog Pond Press website.

Work halted after graves from 19th Century cemetery damaged

Written by DeadGirl
Saturday, 16 October 2004
Oct 13, 2004 Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Old graves were damaged during excavation work related to a Cameron County project, the executive director of the Texas Historical Commission said. The graves were discovered two weeks ago when construction workers unearthed a utility line-trench on the county parking lot across from the Dancy Building, the historic courthouse that is being restored. The excavation on a county parking lot has been halted. "Based on the field evidence and limited archival information, it is highly probable that the human remains encountered are part of a city cemetery that was established in 1848," F. Lawrence Oaks wrote County Judge Gilberto Hinojosa on Monday. Identified as the city's first platted cemetery, it may have been abandoned in 1850. Oaks said perhaps as many as four graves were disturbed. He told county officials that all utility line and any other planned construction must be postponed until an archaeologist examines the area and collects the remains. "The county may eventually find it necessary to archeologically exhume graves before additional construction activities can proceed, but the initial archaeological findings will help us determine those needs," Oaks wrote. The county's Commissioners Court met privately Tuesday with archaeologist John Keller regarding the work. State funding could assist. Mark H. Denton of the state historical commission said cemeteries such as this one are unique for a city. "The graves are of the first inhabitants of the community who died during those first two years of the existence of the community," he said in Tuesday editions of The Brownsville Herald. "That makes it unique in and of itself. It is such a rare find." http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/9903290.htm

< Prev		Next >

[ Back ]

SEO by Artio

Taphophilia?

taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

Taphophiles Speak

Have you decided on eternal repose?

	earthen burial
	entombment
	cremation
	donation to science
	cyrogenically frozen
	you mean I'm still alive?

Quote Repository

“Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh.”

Robert Bolt