Daylight in the Garden of Peace and Serenity
The Bonaventure Cemetery is the epitome of “the Old South.” Located near Savannah, Georgia, it has graves dating back to before the civil war, as well as recent ones. Many of them have impressive statues or monuments, all nestled under the branches of mature oaks. Spanish moss drapes from the huge oak branches and sways gently in the warm breeze.
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This cemetery is well known, thanks to the book “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.” “The bird girl” statue, shown on the front of the book,
was part of one of these graves. (It has since been moved to the
Telfair Museum, to prevent vandalism, and I don’t have a picture of it.)
The largest grave shown below marks the remains of a Civil War soldier. This is indicated by the metal cross placed in front of it.
This cemetery if full of beauty and history. Well worth the visit.
Ellen Lindner
