Bagdad

Friendly people, good food, and interesting sights.  We found all these in tiny Bagdad, Kentucky, when we stopped there for lunch last week on Valentine's Day.

* Watch for the next blog post which will feature the delicious lunch we had in Bagdad.

Swinging Bridges in Breathitt County

This swinging bridge crosses Lost Creek along Highway 15.
 Ned, Breathitt County

Beautiful spot at a bend in the South Fork of the Kentucky River

The swinging bridge crosses the South Fork and allows access to the small cemetery on the hill.

One of several swinging bridges that cross South Fork

Abandoned bridge along South Fork

The Procession That Never Moves

The Wooldridge Monuments
Maplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, Graves County

Henry Wooldridge had these statues made and positioned around his grave in Maplewood Cemetery.  Enshrined here are Henry (2 statues), his mother, four brothers, three sisters, two nieces, his horse, his two favorite hunting dogs, a deer, and a fox.  Only Henry Wooldridge is actually buried here.

Henry Wooldridge and his horse, Fop

Henry Wooldridge's Tomb

Henry's brothers

Henry's mother, sisters, and nieces

A deer and one of Henry's favorite dogs

Here's some additional information about the Wooldridge Monuments.

Camp Nelson

Camp Nelson National Cemetery
Jessamine County

Beechwood Cemetery

Beechwood Cemetery, Beechwood, Owen County

Chicory

Charles Thomas Southworth Monument
My husband's great grandfather

Fieldstones as headstones and pieces of broken headstones 

CTS--marker for Charles Thomas Southworth plot

Willard & Eula Wise

View from the back corner of the cemetery

Behind the cemetery

Do Bramlett Memorial

Thistle

St. Francis de Sales Cemetery

St. Francis de Sales Cemetery, Scott County

Located across the road from St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, St. Francis Cemetery dates back
to the 1790's.

The lady pictured here and her husband, now deceased, moved into a house beside St. Francis Church in 1971.  At that time,
no one knew there was a cemetery in this location.  The land was so overgrown with brush and trees that the graves
and tombstones were not visible.  One day, the farmer discovered some old tombstones and told his wife about them.
The couple decided to clean up and care for the long-forgotten cemetery.  Together, they worked weekends for years
clearing brush and fallen trees and uncovering tombstones and graves.  A true labor of love.

In recent years, new graves have been added to the historic cemetery.

Many of the old graves are those Irish immigrants.

At least one Revolutionary War soldier is buried here.

A number of German immigrants are also buried here.

In recent years, several St. Francis parishioners have worked to mend the
many broken tombstones in the cemetery.

The original rock wall along the front of the cemetery has been restored and a
fence placed around the remainder of the property.

The Scott County Historical Society and the Scott County History Museum recently sponsored a cemetery tour, and
St. Francis was one of their stops.