Portsmouth Cemeteries

by Glenn A. Knoblock

Overview

Portsmouth Cemeteries, a photographic study of this city's cemeteries, uncovers a compelling history of the area from the Colonial era to the 1900s. These cemeteries provide a direct link to the past, where many stories are told in stone. The gravestones and monuments feature unusual works of art, and the inscriptions act as documents that preserve family histories, valiant military service, and memories of photographs, readers can see how gravestones evolved over time and learn about some of Portsmouth's own practitioners in the art of stone carving.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738537610
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	07/06/2005
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,134,108
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of seven previous books, including Arcadia Publishing's Historic Burial Grounds of the New Hampshire Seacoast (1999). He has given numerous lectures and walking tours in Portsmouth cemeteries and is an ex-officio member of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Cemetery Committee.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	6
	Introduction	7
1	Gravestone Art and Symbolism	9
2	Point of Graves, Pleasant Street, and St. John's Cemeteries	29
3	North and Union Cemeteries	49
4	South Street Cemeteries	71
5	African American Burial Sites, Family Cemeteries, St. Mary's, Temple Israel, and Calvary Cemeteries	93
6	Early Gravestone Carvers of Portsmouth	107
	List of Portsmouth Cemeteries	128