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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Saturday in Meridian, Mississippi

Eric and I drove to Meridian to see what there is to see...  The Dentzel Carousel was closed, so we went to...













Why visit a Cemetery?  Cemeteries are our country's first public parks.  They are beautiful, quiet places filled with art.  The gravesites tell visitors stories about the loss of family members and how the bereaved chose to memorialize them. The regional terrain and the community's ethnicity and religious practices influence the choices of burial and memorials.  





Rose Hill Cemetery is located
on one of Meridian's gently
rolling hills.











Mansion is one of the few grand
homes that survived the Civil War.  




Some of Meridian's
 homes built




St. Patrick Catholic Church is 
decorated with white ribbon
& bows for a wedding.















by the Hamasa Shriners
in the 1920s.

It has Moorish features.





9th Street





Eric & I browsed the Vendors'
Booths at the Threefoot





Musicians entertain the crowd.











Meridian is the home of music
legend David Ruffin.

He was the lead singer of





But wait, there's more...





One street is devoted to a
Car Show.




sign & clock.




Meridian's Walk of Fame












The artwork at the Mississippi

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