Above, a forest of obelisks before a forest of forest; below, a pleasant stroll among the mausoleums and monuments.
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Obelisks in Allegheny Cemetery
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Dinsmore Obelisk, Chartiers Cemetery
A typical marble obelisk of the Civil War era. The inscriptions are eroded into near illegibility, but one legible death date is 1840. Since the cemetery is not that old, the monument was probably put up in the 1860s, and previously deceased family members were honored on it then.
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Robb Monument, Mount Lebanon Cemetery
A tasteful obelisk with a simple classical base. The stark Gothic letters of the inscription are typical of the era.
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Boyer Obelisk, Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
James Boyer died in 1889; there seems to be plenty of room for other inscriptions here, but none added yet.
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Coffin Obelisk, South Side Cemetery
Old Pa Pitt always wonders how much snickering there was at the monument dealer’s when this order came in. This is a typical Victorian obelisk with the dangerous pointy end heavily shrouded. Behind it is the even taller Adams obelisk.
