Does this look cold? Well, IT WAS!!! This pictures was taken one Sunday afternoon. I had decided I just had to see Klopps Cemetery in Northern Lebanon County. I had spent 1/2 hour photographing some of the most awesome 18th century carved headstones in that cemetery. My fingers were so cold they were red, but I couldn’t get in the car until I took “just one more picture!”
As my fingers were thawing out and we were heading back to Lancaster County, I spied this and my husband had to apply the brakes and turn around, so I could get out and see it! This monument stands in the front of the Kimmerling’s Church Cemetery, right off of the highway, just a bit south of Klopps. I was not disappointed! This monument is massive and beautiful!
It was erected by, I’m assuming, Jacob Kimmerling’s ancestors and stood the test of time. It is as beautiful today as it probably was the day it was put into place and the reason it is
Linda’s Headstone of the Week; Week #41.
This spot can be found on the perimeter of the cemetery where it borders Chesapeake Street. This headstone has been pushed over and is being used as either a table or a bench, I really don’t know since I’ve never seen it in use. However! I know it is used for illegal activities since those little white things scattered around are packages for syringes. See the picture below of the one I’ve zoomed in on.
This is an area that is in a secluded, tree covered spot. It could be a serene burial spot, and probably was at one time. I cannot read this headstone, since I am just one person and cannot turn this over. To reach it you must access it through this canopy of trees. Notice all the other headstones that are knocked over and are otherwise desecrated.
One day while reading and recording headstones I saw three young men coming out of that area seemingly rapping a tune or whatever it is they do. Groundskeepers kept on mowing as if it were nothing unusual. I have spoken to the City Police and was told it was virtually impossible to catch anybody since they see the cars come and they run through the trees. I can understand that since I know the landscape there. There must be some solution, but I just don’t know what it is!
In honor of the Fourth of July and it’s heros, we went out to 
