Rathbone Uncovered

[Jim Garrett]

(06-06-2013 01:48 PM)Laurie Verge Wrote:  That is interesting history! I don't know about the rest of the country, but around here there are several smaller cemeteries that fit the description of cross-roads because modern civilization has created the roads all around them.

My family's cemetery is now surrounded by a Dash Inn, a liquor store, and a small strip mall! That happened in the 1980s, when the last of the old plantation was sold off by later owners. I've always had a mental picture of "spirits" from the graveyard arising during the night and sneaking next door to the liquor store for other "spirits..."

Laurie: You are so lucky. You have a full afternoon all in one convenient spot. You can go over to the strip mall, do a little shopping, then go to the liquor store and pick up a bottle or two of Richard's Wild Irish Rose wine. Stroll over to the cemetery and visit with the family, maybe finish off the wine, then swing over to the Dash Inn for some Alka Seltzer.