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Anna - Prospect Hill

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There once was born someone named Anna, and she is interred here.

This is Prospect Hill Cemetery, the oldest European American burial place in Omaha, Nebraska (USA). Before becoming an “official” cemetery in 1856, it was a burial place for some of those traveling the Mormon Trail, and reportedly also for some local Native Americans.

Many of these graves are quite old (for Midwestern American cemeteries), and the ground is soft and uneven. Some of the markers list dangerously to one side or the other; some have fallen over or broken, and others have been lost or buried completely by time and nature. In stark contrast, others have been well cared for or even replaced completely by loving relatives or ancestors. Large, expensive, and well-kept monuments to the dearly-beloved rise to tower above plain, weathered, shoebox-sized markers with only a first name or a relationship – “infant,” “mother.”

There is a forlorn and forgotten feel to this place that keeps me going back there. The stones tell me stories.
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