November 13th 8am-5pm

Description: Photoshoot at the Hollywood Cemetery (http://hollywoodcemetery.org)

Cost: Free and open to the public

Contact: Florence Womacks, flohrdshutterbug@gmail.com

 

Locations: 412 South Cherry St, Richmond, Virginia

Hollywood Cemetery is a large, sprawling cemetery located at 412 South Cherry
Street in Richmond, Virginia. Characterized by rolling hills and winding paths
overlooking the James River, it is the resting place of two United States
Presidents, James Monroe and John Tyler, as well as the only Confederate States
President, Jefferson Davis. It is also the resting place of 25 Confederate generals,
more than any other cemetery in the country. Included are George Pickett and
J.E.B. Stuart.
Hollywood Cemetery was opened in 1849, constructed on land known as
"Harvie's Woods" that was once owned by William Byrd II. It was designed in the
rural garden style, with its name, "Hollywood," coming from the holly trees
dotting the hills of the property.
In 1869, a 90- foot (27 m) high granite pyramid was built as a memorial to the
more than 18,000 enlisted men of the Confederate Army buried in the cemetery.
Hollywood Cemetery is one of Richmond's major tourist attractions. There are
many local legends surrounding certain tombs and grave sites in the cemetery,
including one about a little girl and the black iron statue of a dog standing watch
over her grave.[1] Other notable legends rely on ghosts haunting the many
mausoleums. One of the most well-known of these is the legend of the Richmond
Vampire.
A place rich in history, legend, and Gothic landscape, Hollywood Cemetery is also
frequented by many of the local students attending Virginia Commonwealth
University.