Saint Paul's Cemetery

In the late 18th century, the Vestry of Old St. Paul's Church was faced with the need for a third cemetery. Cemeteries had never been viewed as good neighbors, aside from the fact that they contained the bodies and souls of the departed (who, it was believed, had the ability to wander the land), they could become unsightly and even unhealthy. Therefore, a new cemetery site was purchased in 1800 on the western edge of town at the intersection of West Lombard and German, (now Redwood Street), in an area where several members of the Vestry owned a great deal of undeveloped property.