Brainerd Cemetery - Part 1
During an afternoon spent quieting wandering around the town of the Cranbury, New Jersey last Saturday, my wife and I had a chance to explore the beautiful and serene Brainerd Cemetery. It's located behind the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury at 22 South Main Street.
Excerpt from a plaque (shown below) next to the First Presbyterian Church:
In 1740, Cranbury resident James Rochead conveyed five acres of land to be used for a cemetery near the site of the Presbyterian Meeting House. The oldest section of the cemetery contains approximately 1,000 markers, most of which are the marble tablet style of the 18th century. About 125 brownstone markers from the 18th and early 19th century still exist.
In 1858, as the need for more cemetery space grew, the western section was laid out in a formal landscaped grid pattern. The cemetery was named for David Brainerd who preached to the local Lenape Indians during the summer of 1745. Brainerd Cemetery contains, among its grave markers, the monuments and headstones of pastors of the church, early settlers, and those who served our country during and since the American Revolution.
It was a rather blustery and overcast day with the threat of rain that could muster only some light sprinkles here and there.
If you have a chance, please checkout my other @steemit posts in this series on Cranbury, New Jersey:
I'll let these images do the rest of the talking. I hope you enjoy them!
It's sad that the advertising follows you right to the grave, and beyond!
All images @cognoscere and taken on Saturday 05/06/2017 at Brainerd Cemetery in Cranbury, New Jersey (Sony RX100 V)