{"id":626,"date":"2011-10-12T09:24:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T15:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rust2.com\/?p=626"},"modified":"2014-07-01T20:55:32","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T02:55:32","slug":"elizabeth-and-chapel-cemeteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rust2.com\/?p=626","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth and Chapel Cemeteries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week when I was in the Dallas\/ Fort Worth\u00a0metropolitan\u00a0area I had the chance to do some <a title=\"Swift Meat Packing, Ft. Worth Texas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rust2.com\/?p=612\">urban exploring<\/a>\u00a0with a local friend. Virginia had a 2 day conference to attend and we were staying up by the Texas Motor Speedway. \u00a0Using\u00a0Google\u00a0maps, I spotted two little cemeteries that were really close to our hotel. On the last full day there, I again headed out with\u00a0a friend\u00a0to see what was to see:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?hl=en&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ctz=360&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=204600700021198483142.0004af1a4a889bc5c82ef&amp;ll=33.001428,-97.284364&amp;spn=0.029153,0.025577&amp;t=h&amp;output=embed\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small>View <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?hl=en&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ctz=360&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=204600700021198483142.0004af1a4a889bc5c82ef&amp;ll=33.001428,-97.284364&amp;spn=0.029153,0.025577&amp;t=h&amp;source=embed\">Elizabeth and Chapel Cemeteries<\/a> in a larger map<\/small><\/p>\n<h1>Elizabeth Cemetery<\/h1>\n<p>Our first stop was Elizabeth Cemetery. \u00a0It&#8217;s all that remains of Elizabethtown\u00a0because\u00a0like many small towns, once the railroad passes you, its time to turn out the light. \u00a0While nothing may be left of the village the cemetery is still quite active with burials as of this year.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/6229076836\/in\/set-72157627733514301\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Elizabeth Cemetery\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6059\/6229076836_4d43f459ae.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth Cemetery\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smile for the Camera!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0cemetery is well maintained and under the\u00a0watchful\u00a0eye of a remote security camera.\u00a0The march of progress has put a modern\u00a0neighborhood right behind it but one can imagine that this was once out all by itself. \u00a0One of the more notable features was the presence of these interesting seals on some of the gravestones:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/6229165722\/in\/set-72157627733514301\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Republic of Texas\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6102\/6229165722_83a99f000a.jpg\" alt=\"Republic of Texas\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rick Perry would be proud<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We walked around were kind of amazed at the range of dates buried there. \u00a0Infant mortality was pretty high in the 1800&#8217;s and it shows here. \u00a0As artists who had to suffer through some graphic design classes we noted one amusing\u00a0example of the importance of laying out your text before\u00a0committing to the final design:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/6229121998\/in\/set-72157627733514301\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"he-aven\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6019\/6229121998_6b48c9e493.jpg\" alt=\"he-aven \" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bloom in he-aven<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You almost have to read it in a Chandler Bing voice. \u00a0Even though suburbia encroaches nearby, this area is still very much ranch or farm land. \u00a0Down the road is well house with the remains of a windmill.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/6229288244\/in\/set-72157627733514301\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Windmill Tree\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6038\/6229288244_dcb1d80cdd.jpg\" alt=\"Windmill Tree\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windmill Tree<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Windmill Tree<\/h1>\n<p>This plot of land is a cow pasture and\u00a0probably has been since it was first homesteaded. \u00a0The skeleton of the windmill is completely dwarfed by the tree. \u00a0Upon closer inspection you can see that in this instance nature is\u00a0triumphing over industry:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/6229305916\/in\/set-72157627733514301\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Grow baby, grow!\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6102\/6229305916_1a1f3d46fb.jpg\" alt=\"Grow baby, grow!\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grow baby, grow!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The tree has\u00a0completely engulfed one of the legs of the windmill. \u00a0No worries though, the windmill most\u00a0likely hasn&#8217;t been used since power lines were pulled to the well house some time in the 20&#8217;s.\u00a0\u00a0Continuing on down the dirt roads\u00a0toward\u00a0Chapel Cemetery, we passed the remains of a house.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/6228765281\/in\/set-72157627733514301\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Burned Out House\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6157\/6228765281_5dd2be8cb1.jpg\" alt=\"Burned Out House\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The roof, the roof, the roof was on fire.<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Burned Down House<\/h1>\n<p>The fire here looked like it burned with some serious intensity. \u00a0All that remained was the firebrick from the chimney and metal scraps. \u00a0The rest was ash. \u00a0In locating this site on\u00a0Google\u00a0maps their satellite map shows it burned down but the 3\/4 view\u00a0yields this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rust2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BurnedOutHouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-627\" title=\"BurnedOutHouse\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rust2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BurnedOutHouse-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rust2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BurnedOutHouse-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rust2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BurnedOutHouse-488x300.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.rust2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BurnedOutHouse.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It shows only the back garage as being burned out. \u00a0From this image the house looks well maintained so one can only wonder what circumstances lead to the structure fire. Continuing on down old Denton road and passing an orchard we stopped at Chapel Cemetery.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/6228701279\/in\/set-72157627733514301\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chapel Cemetery\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6228\/6228701279_0f1f1c800b.jpg\" alt=\"Chapel Cemetery\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chapel Cemetery<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Chapel\u00a0Cemetery<\/h1>\n<p>Chapel Cemetery was smaller than Elizabeth. \u00a0It didn&#8217;t have the fancy gated entrance or camera setup but was well\u00a0maintained. \u00a0The nearby orchard and other industrial activity may have kept\u00a0vandalism\u00a0down.\u00a0Chapel seems to be dominated by a couple of \u00a0families,\u00a0Francisco\u00a0and Raibourn. \u00a0The Raibourn plots were pretty extensive but right in the middle was this one spelling oddity:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/6229238530\/in\/set-72157627733514301\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rayborn\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6224\/6229238530_efaf0ba187.jpg\" alt=\"Rayborn\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m Reyborn, not Raibourn<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Did Mitchell want to be different? Was he randomly inserted here? Simple coincidence? \u00a0My money in on the &#8220;Lazy Stone Mason&#8221; from Elizabethtown who likes to\u00a0hy-phen words, misunderstanding which Rayburn he needed to use.\u00a0The last two\u00a0prominent\u00a0features here were these odd tree looking gravestones:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/6228731777\/in\/set-72157627733514301\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Woodmen of the World\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6104\/6228731777_88511aa076.jpg\" alt=\"Woodmen of the World\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woodmen of the World<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They carry a &#8220;Woodmen of the Word&#8221; seal which I hadn&#8217;t noticed before in any of the other cemetery hops\u00a0I&#8217;ve\u00a0done. \u00a0A quick Google search turns up that the <a title=\"Woodmen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.woodmen.org\/inside.cfm?Main_menu_id=1&amp;Sub_menu_id=3&amp;Page_id=126\" target=\"_blank\">Woodmen<\/a>\u00a0were a fraternal benefit society which has grown into a\u00a0financial services organization. \u00a0I would have never known. \u00a0I&#8217;m so glad Al Gore invented the internet.<\/p>\n<p>In all it took us about an hour and half to see the 4 stops on the map and made for a nice <del>mourning<\/del>\u00a0 morning trip. \u00a0The full Flickr set can be viewed here: \u00a0<a title=\"Elizabeth and Chapel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/juanoxido\/sets\/72157627733514301\/with\/6228731777\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth and Chapel Cemetery<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week when I was in the Dallas\/ Fort Worth\u00a0metropolitan\u00a0area I had the chance to do some urban exploring\u00a0with a local friend. 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