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| - While Urban hiking in Pittsburgh with my hubby, daughter Noel and her boyfriend Adam, we opted to locate the Allegheny Cemetery. We always, when in a major city of any great size or with historical connections, we try to schedule a visit to a cemetery. The cemetery is like a park to me and my daughter, with beautiful statues and flowers, gorgeous trees and sometimes a pond or wildlife.
This particular cemetery had amazing wildlife opportunity. We actually stumbled across a family of 15 deer, and they were just relaxing amongst the tombstones. It was a very beautiful site and they didn't seem to act like they were spooked by our visit at all.
The cemetery itself was gorgeous with marble vaults, buildings, tombstones and statuary. There was a lot of statues located throughout the lovely setting of this cemetery. There was even a small pond near the center of the right side of the cemetery. Without stopping at the office and getting a map, it was still fairly easy to navigate along the narrow paths and lanes. The grounds were surrounded by wrought iron and thick slabs of stone. It was laid out in the mid 1800's.
If you are in the area and you are interested in peaceful beauty and a park like atmosphere. Then stop here for a FREE look into the past and a lovely park. Enjoy the time here, walk among the tombstones and celebrate the past during your life. I highly recommend you going to this lovely cemetery, and I will do it again myself.
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