[Durham INC] Engage with Durham History: Maplewood Cemetery Tour This weekend

[Tom Miller]

Durham turns 150 years old this year.  Engage with Durham's history by
taking a tour of historic Maplewood Cemetery this Saturday, May 18, or
Sunday, May 19, from 1 until 5 p.m.

 

Maplewood was created in 1872 as Durham's very first public amenity.  The
cemetery is Durham's very first public space and its very first planned
space.  It is a garden of memories and our oldest repository of public art.
In Maplewood are buried captains of industry, famous educators, great
philanthropists, and ordinary people.  In the cemetery are reposed the
origins of many Durham legends and icons.  There are stories of war and
disease and the struggle against both.  There are stories of love and of
prejudice, of triumph and tragedy.  Learn about funerary customs and grave
architecture.  Enjoy the peace and solemnity of one of the city's great
historic treasures.

 

The tour is divided into a number of loops led by knowledgeable guides.
Each loop circles continuously so you won't miss anything.  Come any time
after 1 and before 3 and join any loop in progress.  Each loop takes a
little more than an hour.  You can do more than one loop or move between
loops.

 

Dress for warm weather and wear sensible shoes.  There will be plenty of
ice-water on hand, but there are no restrooms.  Keep that in mind and come
prepared.

 

Preservation Durham hosts the tour.  To register, visit
https://preservationdurham.org/ .  Tour tickets are $10.

 

 

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