The Silent Gathering of Headstones.
Morgan Cemetery has its origins in the late 19th century river trade era, and its early history is unusually dramatic. The cemetery was established in 1889, later coming under council control.
One of the most well known stories is the identity of the cemeteryโs first interment:
A Royal Navy surveyor named Harvey reportedly speculated while helping prepare the cemetery grounds about who would be the first person buried there.
The next day, he drowned in the Murray River and became the cemeteryโs first burial, a story long repeated in local heritage accounts.
ยฉ ๐๐ต๐ต ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฝ๐ผ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ช๐ป๐ญ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ท๐ฝ.
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Morgan Cemetery has its origins in the late 19th century river trade era, and its early history is unusually dramatic. The cemetery was established in 1889, later coming under council control.
One of the most well known stories is the identity of the cemeteryโs first interment:
A Royal Navy surveyor named Harvey reportedly speculated while helping prepare the cemetery grounds about who would be the first person buried there.
The next day, he drowned in the Murray River and became the cemeteryโs first burial, a story long repeated in local heritage accounts.
ยฉ ๐๐ต๐ต ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฝ๐ผ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ช๐ป๐ญ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ท๐ฝ.
#cemetery #cemetary #cemeteries #cementerio #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography
