
We returned to a nearby historic house that we enjoy visiting from time to time.
It is the birthplace of Revolutionary War hero David Humphreys, who was an aide-de-camp to George Washington. The house is just about a mile down the hill from our humble abode.



They included Revolutionary War and War of 1812 heroes, as well as a Derby man who went off to fight in the Civil War when he was in his mid-50s.
I regret I didn't take any notes, but I wasn't working so ... I left notebook (and brain) at home.

We recognized a lot of the last names on the headstones. Most of these people seem to have streets named after them.
Below we have an interesting stone in the shape of a tree that stopped growing. Legend has it that it is symbolic of the young girl on whose grave it rests, someone who died before she was fully grown.


I hope you enjoyed your brief tour.
1 comment:
Sometimes you have to leave the notebook at home and just enjoy the journey!
Looks like my kind of a way to spend the afternoon! There's a full-size tree trunk at the cemetery across from me, I wonder what that means? I've never seen a partial trunk - very cool though very sad at the same time.
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