GRUBB-REED CEMETERY Erie, Pennsylvania August 2001

Pictures of the Grubb-Reed Cemetery August 2001

Below are photos of an old cemetery that stood across the street from the Bliley family home at 965 West Arlington Road. When I was a boy in the 1950s, the cemetery was part of the open and wild space across the street in which we played. The cemetery had no fence or visible markers, and we were told the large trees on the land were planted as grave markers. It was not until the year 2001, that I learned this was in deed a real cemetery, and one that now lays in the front yard of someone's home.

Grubb-Read-East_Overview.JPG (79K) 320 x 240	Eastern view of the cemetery in the front yard of 956 West Arlington Road near the corner of Dorchester Road, formally Reed Road. The cemetery is bounded by the driveway on the left, the front of the house, the hedgerow and the street.		Grubb-Read-North_Overview.JPG (82K) 320 x 240	Straight-on view of the house at 956 West Arlington Road wit h the cemetery in the front yard. It is bordered on the right by the row of arborvitae shrubs. There is a Madonna statue and plaque at the front end of the row of shrubs.
Grubb-Read-Madonna_n_Plaque.JPG (124K) 240 x 320	View of the Madonna at the end of the shrubs. Its height is approximately two feet.		Grubb-Read_Plaque-Detail.JPG (370K) 640 x 480	This is the plaque at the foot of the Madonna statue with the names of those believed to be berried here. Dimensions: Approximately 12" x 15"

Vitals--Deed Recorded: Book 974, Page 357; Tax ID: 33101453000400;
Lot Size: 0.0551 (2400 square feet); Valued @ $600 in 2003 assessment.

Copyright 2001, Charles A. Bliley, Pittsford, NY

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