Beside Upper Canada Village is the Pioneer Memorial.
It, and the Village, were built to preserve some of the history that was about to be flooded.
All the little church graveyards and family plots had to be moved, and these long walls are the result. I do not know if the bones were moved as well, or if they are still at the bottom of the river.
6 comments:
very interesting...
It always seems like a shame to me when 'progress' has to destroy history. Kind of an interesting way to preserve the stones.
Marnie
Fascinating! It was quiet a unique way to save the memorials.
I like how the stones were preserved. I'm so glad someone took the time and initiative to do so.
Not all burial grounds are so lucky in the face of 'progress'.
I'm glad the gravestones at least were saved. It's always a shame when we lose part of our history.
And I pray they moved it to somewhere they can preserve the History. Interesting.
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