Hollywood Cemetery

Saturday, April 03, 2010
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Hollywood Cemetery is a large, sprawling cemetery which is 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, more than any other cemetery in the country, is also the resting place of 25 Confederate generals including George Pickett and J.E.B. Stuart.

Hollywood was designed in the "rural" style to escape the grid like monotony of older cemeteries . Its paths wind through valleys, over hills and beneath stately trees. There are many local legends surrounding certain tombs and grave sites in the cemetery. One of the most well-known of these is the legend of the Richmond Vampire.

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