Evangelical St Paul Cemetery Arch - 1923 - Gerald, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 24.661 W 091° 18.643
15S E 647487 N 4252770
The original entrance to the cemetery
Waymark Code: WM147EM
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2021
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County of cemetery: Franklin County
Original entrance: US-50 (Fitzgerald Ave.) & Klemme Rd.
New Entrance: Klemme Rd. & Vossbrink Rd., Gerald
Number of graves: 1,360
This arch, built in 1923, is concrete. Painted white, with a pair of square base pieces from which rise the round concrete pole to hold the cross member.
The cross member is flat, and about 24" wide, escribe with the dats and name of the cemetery. First date, found of the cemetery, second date construction of this arch.
The cross member is center smoothly arched with a "roof"
They use to hold Memorial Day services here, but because of COVID scares they have cancelled them.
The cemetery was founded in 1863, the original entrance arch was built in 1923, and in recent years, after 1973, a marble headstone looking sign was placed at the new entrance - as the cemetery continues to grow.