Walking Tour: Deliver Us From That Terrible Scourge

Deliver Us From That Terrible Scourge: The Rural Cemetery Movement Takes Root.

A guided walking tour and discussion of how societal attitudes changed views about the afterlife, the conclusions drawn from the 2004 archaeological work done with the North Market reburials, a national look at African American burial grounds, and the changing urban landscape that affected the rural cemetery movement. 

Tours are FREE but registration is required: https://tinyurl.com/4e9h994f

Location: Tours start at Huntington Chapel near the middle of Green Lawn Cemetery.

This tour is part of a three-part series supported by generous funding from the Ohio Humanities Council.

Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus Metropolitan Library, and Columbus Landmarks partnered to promote, research, and archive for future researchers a deep look into Green Lawn, central Ohio’s preeminent Victorian cemetery and special park, and over the course of the year have solved some of its unanswered questions.