The
following video features a look at historic Glenwood Cemetery,
founded in 1871 in Houston, Texas. Glenwood’s collection of statuary and
monuments are reminders of Houston’s rich history and the men and women who
shaped it.
Included among them
are the last President of the Republic of Texas, four Governors, and more than
twenty Houston Mayors, along with founders of major oil companies, religious
and professional leaders, and others who have made significant contributions to
Houston.
Read more about Glenwood
Cemetery in Houston's Silent Garden: Glenwood Cemetery, 1871-2009,
published by Texas A&M University Press in 2010. In it, Suzanne Turner and
Joanne Seale Wilson reveal the story of this beautifully wooded and landscaped
preserve's development -- a story that is also very much entwined with the
history of Houston.
Accompanied by the
breathtaking photography of Paul Hester, the book chronicles the cemetery's
origins from its inception in 1871 to the present day.
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