When we visited The Myrtles and Rosedown Plantation, I asked where were the people who built these great houses buried? I thought there would be family burial sites on each property, but apparently not. We were directed to this picturesque and quaint church and cemetery. We walked towards the back, behind the church and found who we were looking for....The Winters, Stirlings, Turnbulls and Bowmans. The cemetary itself seemed to be a quintessential representation of just what a southern cemetery should be....iron work, massive oaks dripping with moss, neat and orderly rows and gated and fenced in groupings of family plots. We would have liked to have gone inside the church, but it was closed for renovations. This cemetary is well worth the visit when you come to St....
Read moreThe Grace Episcopal Church of West Feliciana is a beautiful and historic place. Built in 1827 the Grace church is one of the oldest in the area and traces its roots to the Church of England. The architecture is straight forward but lovely and the interior is tasteful and reverent. This a lovely structure on a...
Read moreSo Beautiful and Picturesque. You will want to take pictures or video when you see how lovely this place looks all around the grounds.
Both sets of pew are divided down the middle. I thought it was to segregate male from female or color but have learned it was to divide young from old. Still not clear on...
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