Travel back to the 1700s at cemetery history walk
Sept. 19
Seventh annual cemetery walk
Tour a historic half-acre graveyard that dates back to 1785 at The Seventh Annual Turner Cemetery History Walk, set for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 19.
Sponsored by Mary S. Brown Memorial-Ames United Methodist Church and the Friends of Turner Cemetery, the event will include self-guided cemetery tours, historical displays, military re-enactors, soup and a bake sale. In addition, the presentation “Evolution of the Roads and Bridges of Squirrel Hill and Greenfield” will be given in the church meeting hall at 11:30.
The graveyard, located at 3424 Beechwood Blvd. in the Squirrel Hill/Greenfield area of Pittsburgh, contains the remains of early settlers of Squirrel Hill and military veterans of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War and Civil War.
For more information, visit www.turnercemetery.org.