William H. Hahn, JR. buried in his large family plot, is known for the epitaph on his flat headstone sayingm "I told you I was sick". Though to be in failing health, he ordered the inscription shortly before his death
Princeton cemetery is very interesting. They give you a map with the locations of 55 famous people. However Presidents are on a separate part. There are 11 US Presidents buried here and I managed to skipp all of them ;-(
At least I got pics of Kurt Gödel and John von Neumann's graves ;-0
Denis, first of all, great picture! That's an epitaph that has been used by more than one person for sure, but your picture pre-dates the one I took in Placerville, California by 8 years.
Unfortunately, though, I'm afraid you got your information mixed up about Princeton Cemetery. There is only one US President (Grover Cleveland) buried in Princeton Cemetery. There is also a Vice-President, Aaron Burr (served under Thomas Jefferson), buried there. I suspect that the 11 presidents you heard about are former presidents of Princeton University, for there are indeed a number of them buried on the south end of the cemetery (including Declaration of Independence signer John Witherspoon and notable preacher Jonathan Edwards). Princeton's most famous leader, US President Woodrow Wilson, spent his retirement in Washington, D.C., and thus was buried there instead of back in Princeton.
My familiarity with presidential burial sites comes from the fact that, between December 1999 and March 2004, I visited the gravesite of every deceased US President. And I will say one thing for sure...if there were 11 presidents buried in one location, my quest would have been completed a whole lot sooner! :-)
I have posted a set of pictures of all of the US Presidents' gravesites here on Zooomr, so feel free to check that out if you're interested. And I have a much more-extensive collection of photos at my own website, The Cemetery Project (click on "Category" and "United States Presidents" to see all the pictures I took....and yes, I know I haven't updated the site forever :-).
By the way, there are three locations where 2 US Presidents are buried at the same cemetery. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams are buried in the crypt beneath the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts. Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried near each other at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. And Presidents William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy are both buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
And further proving that I have no life and my head is stuffed with completely useless information, I can share that Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the burial site of one US president (Benjamin Harrison) and 3 US Vice Presidents (Charles Fairbanks, Thomas Hendricks, and Thomas Marshall).
I will spare you any further trivia, but I will probably add some to my picture set here, and my website has enough random gravesite trivia to guarantee victory if there's ever a "Famous Burial Sites" category on Jeopardy!
DenisGobo
1 year, 2 months ago:
Thomas Hawk
1 year, 2 months ago:
DenisGobo
1 year, 2 months ago:
At least I got pics of Kurt Gödel and John von Neumann's graves ;-0
aroundtheworld75
1 year, 2 months ago:
Unfortunately, though, I'm afraid you got your information mixed up about Princeton Cemetery. There is only one US President (Grover Cleveland) buried in Princeton Cemetery. There is also a Vice-President, Aaron Burr (served under Thomas Jefferson), buried there. I suspect that the 11 presidents you heard about are former presidents of Princeton University, for there are indeed a number of them buried on the south end of the cemetery (including Declaration of Independence signer John Witherspoon and notable preacher Jonathan Edwards). Princeton's most famous leader, US President Woodrow Wilson, spent his retirement in Washington, D.C., and thus was buried there instead of back in Princeton.
My familiarity with presidential burial sites comes from the fact that, between December 1999 and March 2004, I visited the gravesite of every deceased US President. And I will say one thing for sure...if there were 11 presidents buried in one location, my quest would have been completed a whole lot sooner! :-)
I have posted a set of pictures of all of the US Presidents' gravesites here on Zooomr, so feel free to check that out if you're interested. And I have a much more-extensive collection of photos at my own website, The Cemetery Project (click on "Category" and "United States Presidents" to see all the pictures I took....and yes, I know I haven't updated the site forever :-).
By the way, there are three locations where 2 US Presidents are buried at the same cemetery. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams are buried in the crypt beneath the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts. Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried near each other at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. And Presidents William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy are both buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
And further proving that I have no life and my head is stuffed with completely useless information, I can share that Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the burial site of one US president (Benjamin Harrison) and 3 US Vice Presidents (Charles Fairbanks, Thomas Hendricks, and Thomas Marshall).
I will spare you any further trivia, but I will probably add some to my picture set here, and my website has enough random gravesite trivia to guarantee victory if there's ever a "Famous Burial Sites" category on Jeopardy!
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DB25
1 year, 2 months ago:
DenisGobo
1 year, 2 months ago:
Here is the complete address. the entrance is also here
29 greenview avenue
Princeton NJ 09542-3316
kristopher
1 year, 2 months ago:
DenisGobo
1 year, 2 months ago:
Take this picture for example
http://www.zooomr.com/photos/denisgobo/2935334/
I can't open this in IE but I can in FF
So yes I can add it but then a lot of people won't be able to see the pic (until it is fixed or they all switch to FireFox)
DenisGobo
1 year, 2 months ago:
Google Location
Nicolas
1 year, 2 months ago:
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SDeyecandy
1 year, 2 months ago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthowell/1221378278/in/set-72157601636690319/
Another one that I liked was "I'm just resting my eyes" (also in Key West):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthowell/1221376848/in/set-72157601636690319/
phej
1 year, 2 months ago:
Different people can have the same idea.
PrattOSU
1 year, 2 months ago:
http://www.listafterlist.com/ListAfterListcomListsAbout/tabid/57/ListID/8301/Default.aspx
Badgerz
1 year, 2 months ago:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/3742443.stm
baroogz
6 months, 2 weeks ago:
made a lot of people happy..
Janettee McCrary
4 months, 2 weeks ago:
amsne
4 months, 1 week ago:
Thanxs a lot
okdaok
2 months, 3 weeks ago:
LOL... so interesting and funny pic, i like it very much
GOOD JOB !
llroksok
2 months, 2 weeks ago:
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