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  • Egyptian Revival Mausoleum at Woodlawn

    Ancient Egyptian style mausoleums were quite popular in this area. The collection of artifacts at the nearby Toledo Museum of Art may have influenced that, along with a general interest in Egyptian Revival art . Related articles Urshel Obelisk at Woodlawn #001

  • Gunckel Pyramid

    John Gunckel was a Toledo Philanthropist. What’s unusual was that he wasn’t a wealthy industrialist. He worked as a ticket agent for a railroad. He started the National Newsboys Association to help poor boys working as newspaper sellers and other low-level survival jobs. The three-sided pyramid was made from stones brought from all over the…

  • Urshel Obelisk at Woodlawn #002

    Obelisks are popular monuments in this area. The ancient Egyptian obelisks are thought to have been symbolic of a ray of the sun. This one features Egyptian water lily carvings. The  water lily also symbolized the sun and resurrection. At night, the bud sank beneath the surface of the water, but it rises and opens in…

  • Urshel Obelisk at Woodlawn #001

    Obelisks are popular monuments in this area. The ancient Egyptian obelisks are thought to have been symbolic of a ray of the sun. This one features Egyptian water lily carvings. The  water lily also symbolized the sun and resurrection. At night, the bud sank beneath the surface of the water, but it rises and opens…

  • Beech at Woodlawn

    A huge beech tree at Woodlawn cemetery.

  • Tree Monument

    Monuments in the form of broken trees were popular in this area. A stump, broken tree, or fallen log symbolized a life cut short. This one is for a 5-year-old boy. His hat hangs on a branch and ivy twines around the stump. There’s a poem just to the right of the hat, but it’s…

  • Hinde Mausoleum

    It’s fairly simple, but with attractive carving around the door.

  • Brown Monument

    The Brown monument. Here’s a close-up of the epitaph.

  • Brown Epitaph

    Epitaph on the Brown monument. You can see the monument here.  

  • Monroe Monument

    A nice torch and scroll motif, echoed by the shape of the stone. The burning torch is a symbol for eternal life.

  • Daffodils at Woodlawn

    More Daffodils, with a floral monument.

  • Classical Monument at Woodlawn

    A “mini-temple” monument at Woodlawn.