Union Hill Cemetery: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
(Yes, I saw the photo of the sign, but "improvements" is really understating it.) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Union Hill Cemetery''', sometimes known as '''Canterbury Cemetery''', is located along the 200 block of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] between [[Homewood]] and [[Birmingham]]. Burials were performed within it from the 1880s to the 1930s, although some headstones record deaths as early as the 1850s. | '''Union Hill Cemetery''', sometimes known as '''Canterbury Cemetery''', is located along the 200 block of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] between [[Homewood]] and [[Birmingham]]. Burials were performed within it from the 1880s to the 1930s, although some headstones record deaths as early as the 1850s. | ||
The cemetery developed adjacent to the former [[Union Hill Methodist Episcopal Church]] which moved to [[Shades Valley]] in [[1874]] after a year on [[Union Hill]]. Soon later a [[Union Hill School]] began meeting in the church, but closed after [[Shades Cahaba School]] was built. The name of the church was changed in [[1928]] to [[Canterbury Methodist Episcopal Church]]. The church building was demolished in the 1960s to make way for | The cemetery developed adjacent to the former [[Union Hill Methodist Episcopal Church]] which moved to [[Shades Valley]] in [[1874]] after a year on [[Union Hill]]. Soon later a [[Union Hill School]] began meeting in the church, but closed after [[Shades Cahaba School]] was built. The name of the church was changed in [[1928]] to [[Canterbury Methodist Episcopal Church]]. The church building was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the rerouting of [[U. S. Highway 280]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 12:43, 15 January 2009
Union Hill Cemetery, sometimes known as Canterbury Cemetery, is located along the 200 block of Hollywood Boulevard between Homewood and Birmingham. Burials were performed within it from the 1880s to the 1930s, although some headstones record deaths as early as the 1850s.
The cemetery developed adjacent to the former Union Hill Methodist Episcopal Church which moved to Shades Valley in 1874 after a year on Union Hill. Soon later a Union Hill School began meeting in the church, but closed after Shades Cahaba School was built. The name of the church was changed in 1928 to Canterbury Methodist Episcopal Church. The church building was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the rerouting of U. S. Highway 280.
References
- Union Hill Cemetery at the Birmingham Genealogical Society website
- Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas McClure Rice and Elizabeth Wilson Rice - Person Page 11. Accessed 22 September 2006.
External links
- Remembrance - Union Hill Cemetery at Birmingham, Alabama Daily Photo