Category: Woodlawn Cemetery
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Edward Drummond Libbey Monument #006
Edward Drummond Libbey was a major industrialist in Toledo, founding several glass companies. He also founded the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Edward Drummond Libbey Monument #005
Edward Drummond Libbey was a major industrialist in Toledo, founding several glass companies. He also founded the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Edward Drummond Libbey Monument #004
Edward Drummond Libbey was a major industrialist in Toledo, founding several glass companies. He also founded the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Edward Drummond Libbey Monument #003
Edward Drummond Libbey was a major industrialist in Toledo, founding several glass companies. He also founded the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Edward Drummond Libbey Monument #002
Edward Drummond Libbey was a major industrialist in Toledo, founding several glass companies. He also founded the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Edward Drummond Libbey Monument #001
Edward Drummond Libbey was a major industrialist in Toledo, founding several glass companies. He also founded the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Woodlawn- Snyder Mausoleum
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Woodlawn Monument- Greek Temple
Many of the grand monuments at Woodlawn are inspired by antiquity. This one is in the form of an open, round Greek temple, called a Monopteros. Mono meaning ‘one’ and Pteros meaning ‘wing,’ as in PTEROdactyl. 🙂
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Holly at Woodlawn #001
We don’t think of Holly as a Springtime shrub; bright yellow flowers on a holly bush.
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Fritillaria at Woodlawn
Fritillaria are one of my favorite Springtime flowers. These were at the Cousino monument.
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‘Unfinished’ Monument at Woodlawn #001
Unfinished monuments are a common Victorian-theme in the Midwest, and there are many at Woodlawn. It’s one of the many ways to symbolize a life cut short.
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Forsythia at Woodlawn
The Forsythia were out early this year.