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{ 2010 08 08 }

Mount Hope Cemetery

 

Topic: Mount Hope Cemetery 

Today, we made the short ride to the Mt. Hope Cemetery (again, Mount Hope being one of the original Pinnacle Hills of Rochester).  After trying to pump water out of one of the old hand pumps scattered throughout the grounds, we visited the grave sites of Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.  By far the most exciting part of the ride for everyone was cruising down (and up, I suppose!) the “mounts” of Mt. Hope.  The ride definitely gave everyone a healthy respect for the richness of our history and the steepness of our hills.

Our first trip was on August 1, 2010

Trip Distance: 5.5 miles

Participants:  Carey Bedell, Davontay Bradley, James Dorsey, Keyon McClary, Johnathan Shellman, Michael

Leaders:  Shawn Brown, Marc Lavender, Brenda Tesini,

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The pre-ride gathering.
Providing a peaceful sanctuary since 1838.
Mike and James huffin' it up to the cemetery.
Carey cruisin' in from Mt. Hope Ave.
Mike
James
Jonathan at the entrance.
Davontay no-handin' it.
A little rest break before the cemetery hike.
Our fearless leader, Shawn.
One of many famous residents of Mt. Hope Cemetery, Mr. Frederick Douglass.
And yet another spokesperson for human rights, Susan B. Anthony.
Leading the way...
Part one of Mr. Douglass' memorial.
And part 2. Why does this one make him one year older??
James, Davontay, Keyon, Carey, Michael and Jonathan.
Ms. Anthony's resting place.
Pondering the Anthony Family plot.

 

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{ 4 } Comments

  1. avatar bigc | August 8, 2010 at 11:35 am | Permalink

    this trip was amazing but then again type sad. i was happy to see Frederick Douglass cemetery and Susan B. Anthony’s. it was a great ride. the most exicting thing about the cemetery is the hills. :) :]

  2. avatar mlavender | August 11, 2010 at 8:09 am | Permalink

    how fast do you think we were going down those hills??

  3. avatar admin | August 11, 2010 at 11:02 am | Permalink

    If you click on the Terrain button on the map above you can see the hills in relief.

    JFC

  4. avatar keyon.mcclary | August 27, 2010 at 2:55 pm | Permalink

    We went to the cemetery and saw Susan B. Anthony and Fredrick Douglas. We had fun going down the hills.

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