Beautiful Views but Too Many Weeds at Rose Hill Cemetery
McKean County Miner
July 27, 1894
Last Sunday, in company with W. H. Morrison , we visited Rose Hill cemetery
the silent city of the dead and enjoyed an hour wandering around reading
the inscriptions of loving remembrance to departed friends on the tombstones
and monuments, of which there are a large number of beautiful designs and
fine workmanship. The only thing to mar the appearance of the cemetery
is the lack of care displayed in many places. If the weeds and grass were
kept mowed down in proper shape it would be one of the loveliest spots
in this section. The view on all sides is perfectly grand. Looking up the
broad valley of Potato Creek, the scenery is wonderfully beautiful, and
the little hamlet of East Smethport adds a charm to the spot. Looking down
the stream towards Farmers Valley, the fields of growing crops, orchards
and farm buildings add to the beautiful view laid before the observer.
Then turning your gaze in a northwesterly direction, the beautiful borough
of Smethport lays before you as if spread out at your feet, and from the
point of observation it would be a hard matter to find a more pleasing
view to gaze upon, and the high mountain to the northward makes a rich
background to the scene. then turning the eye more to the westward, the
little village of Mechanicsburg comes into view, which adds another charm
to the delightful picture spread before us. Taken all in all, the view
from the cemetery to the observer for the first time is one that will remain
on the mind for a long period as one of the loveliest spots to while away
an idle hour. |
