| Date: |
Saturday, March 20, 2010 |
| Time: |
1:00 PM |
| Location: |
South cemetery entrance, 1133 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, NY 14620 (opposite The Distillery restaurant) |
| Description: |
Enjoy a 60 to 90-minute (depending on weather) guided tour on
well-plowed roads. Visit grave sites of George Washington's drummer
boy, the founder of the visiting Nurse Service, and many others, plus
the cemetery's second tallest monument, erected to the memory of
Hartwell Carver by the Union Pacific Railroad. You'll also learn about
the geography and geology of the cemetery, as well as the meaning of
many Victorian symbols.
Admission: $4. Free to members of the Friends of Mount Hope.
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