The town of Jacksonville has a historic cemetery that was established in 1859. Some friends of ours live in a house right next to it & I have walked through it many times. I took this particular photo while walking through it yesterday. Here's some information from the Jacksonville Cemetery site: "One of the things that make the Jacksonville Cemetery unique is that it is divided into seven different Sections made up of both religious and fraternal organizations. They include the Jewish and Catholic Sections, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Independent (German), and Improved Order of Red Men. The seventh and largest Section is the City of Jacksonville's portion which has been added to over the years. Within the City Section you will find another unique feature to the cemetery and that is a Potter's Field. This area is located on the north side of the main cemetery and contains the remains of blacks, whites, Native American Indians, Hawaiians, possibly Chinese, and others. A Chinese mortician from San Francisco removed the remains of several Chinese graves in the 1920s as custom requires that they be buried in their homeland. In 1996, a large monument honoring the 133 people buried in the "Potter's Field" was erected. The known names of the deceased appear on the monument, others simply appear as unknown or infant. While some simple wooden crosses and headstones can still be found, you will see many elaborate marble and granite headstones and monuments in family Blocks throughout the cemetery. Ornamental wrought iron fences and gates, stone curbing, engraved entry stones, bollards and urns decorate family Blocks. The granite and marble monuments speak to us about life and death in early Jacksonville. Death by causes once common, but now nearly unknown, are described: epidemics such as measles, diphtheria, smallpox; lead poisoning; and "Indian War"." Please zoom