I think it's so disrespectful that the city did this to the interned just to appease new land ownership and development. However it is a very interesting story about how the headstones were used. Troubling but the history is quite intriguing. When were you there, recognize your boots!
I agree with you! But a piece of context I didn't include was that people had flooded the area during the California gold rush (1848-1855) - many of them also died during that time frame and were laid to rest in San Francisco. So, graveyards were established and filled up much faster than would be typical for such a small coastal city. Still, I'd personally rather try to co-exist with the graveyard spaces! They had already banned any new burials by the early 1900s.
Yes, we sure would have !
Thanks for the additional info.
It's all super interesting history -- but I imagine we both would have fought alongside others to just let people rest!
I think it's so disrespectful that the city did this to the interned just to appease new land ownership and development. However it is a very interesting story about how the headstones were used. Troubling but the history is quite intriguing. When were you there, recognize your boots!
I agree with you! But a piece of context I didn't include was that people had flooded the area during the California gold rush (1848-1855) - many of them also died during that time frame and were laid to rest in San Francisco. So, graveyards were established and filled up much faster than would be typical for such a small coastal city. Still, I'd personally rather try to co-exist with the graveyard spaces! They had already banned any new burials by the early 1900s.
These pictures are from our Xmas trip in 2023!