Beneath This Sod: A Walk Through Granville's Old Colony Burying Ground
Beneath This Sod: A Walk Through Granville's Old Colony Burying Ground
Title: Beneath This Sod: A Walk Through Granville's Old Colony Burying Ground (GHS Pocket History Series #5)
Author: Theresa Overholser
Date: 2014
Full of stories (and a few secrets), the Old Colony Burying Ground remains one of the gems of Granville, Ohio. This book provides both the history and a walking tour of this nineteenth-century cemetery, introducing you to the lives and times of the people buried there, . . . as well as the ups and downs of the cemetery itself: its origins, decline, and recent renewal. With asides on topics from stone- carving to war veterans, this Pocket History offers a fascinating way to think about and walk through two centuries of village history.
The Pocket History series presents short, readable introductions to topics in Granville's history.