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Ginger and Karen went on a free, guided tour of historical Union Cemetery in Redwood City. This 6 acre cemetery is now part of the Redwood City parks department. The last burial was in the 1960's and the cemetery had fallen into disrepair. Markers had been valdalized, stolen, or broken and the grounds were overgrown. Now it has been restored and the landscaping is being maintained. Some of the roses are original heritage varieties. Our tour guides told us the stories of many of the people buried here, grave names with links are to those stories on the cemetery website. |
Woodside Road (Hwy 84) in Redwood City
closeup of the Union Cemetery landmark sign
Historical Landmark sign by the Hwy 84 entrance
banner for the cemetery tour
another plaque by the entrance
yet another plaque
closeup of a plaque
the Woodside Rd. entrance
view inside the cemetery near the entrance
tour guides
some of the tour participants
shady cemetery paths
another overview of the cemetery
restored fencing around some of the plots
example of restored marker and fencing
Dalve Family with restored wooden markers
tour guide talking about John Hoff Titus
closeup of John Tutus marker
Sarah Armstrong Montgomery Green Wallis
QR codes linking to online information were posted for some famous graves
Annie Douglass marker and QR code sign
lovely marker for Frank and
Rosalia Peregrina
Zinna Farr,
example of recently cleaned marker that had been unreadable
Axle Westran, he died from injuries in the 1906 earthquake
closeup of Axle Westran's marker, who belonged to the
The Red Men
marker honoring a local chapter of
The Red Men, a frateral organization of
Boston Tea Party descendants
William McNulty,
John McNulty, and
Catherine McNulty
Ginger by side of the Beeger monument
Ginger by the front view of the Beeger monument
William Holder and his brother
Henry Holder
friends William McEvoy and
William Lloyd with Scottish granite monument
closeup of guardian angel on Samuel Cook's marker
Joe Kosuke, native of Japan
monument to the Palmer children, all 6 died in childhood
heritage rose garden
old fashion single roses
closeup of the multi-colored, single roses
the tour group approaches the original entrance to the cemetery
back view of GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) burial area
GAR monument
GAR sign
another view of the front
Solari Family Windmill
plaque for the Solari Family Windmill
another sign about the windmill
Belmont Soda Works bottle on display
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