Entrance to Forest Hill Cemetery
Located in East Derry, New Hampshire, the cemetery, encompassing 35 acres and over 10,000 burials, dates back to ca 1720. Forest Hill is Derry's only cemetery and is still an active cemetery.
The First Settler's are interred here as well as many of their descendants. The main road into the cemetery is appropriately named "First Settler's Street".
"Show me the manner in which a Nation or community cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals." Gladstone
The Upper Room's beautification contribution
There once was a very large old tree. For many years, after it fell, the stump just sat there looking lost and forlorn. It was home to nothing but unsightly weeds & was an eyesore. Thanks to Alan Cote & the cemetery crew, the stump was cleaned out and dirt put in for this project. Through the efforts of the kids from the Upper Room and their staff, the old stump has taken on a new life. Here's the stump.....
Here is the group working on their project....
The project is finished & the kids have taken on the responsibility of caring for the plants. Now if we could only have some sun, the plants should thrive. After this, the kids worked with me on scraping lichen off some gravestones.
Do you know where in the cemetery this stump is located?
