Category Archives: Dead Presidents

John Tyler

Posted on 2013-11-18 by Bartholomew Barker

(Originally visited 23 June 1999.) Hollywood Cemetery boasts two Presidential graves within a few easy spitting distance. The only pair buried closer together are the Presidents Adams. If you count Jefferson Davis as an American President, and I believe the … Continue reading →

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Daniel D. Tompkins

Posted on 2013-11-04 by Bartholomew Barker

(Originally visited 29 November 1997.) Thanksgiving of 1997 was a time of great uncertainty in my life. I had just received a very lucrative job offer that would have meant leaving my home in the woods. Since I’m using the … Continue reading →

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Elbridge Gerry

Posted on 2013-10-28 by Bartholomew Barker

Usually these visits are solitary affairs. Me, a lone freak, walking amongst the old moss covered graves then suddenly smiling and pulling out a disposable camera and taking a few shots before sauntering off. This time, however, one of my … Continue reading →

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James Madison

Posted on 2013-10-07 by Bartholomew Barker

(Originally visited 23 June 1999 & 11 October 2006) The first time I paid my respects at Madison’s grave came at the end of an eventful dead presidential day. I was visiting my parents in Williamsburg and we took a … Continue reading →

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George Clinton

Posted on 2013-09-23 by Bartholomew Barker

(Originally visited 29 October 2000.) Even when looking down on the Hudson river from the top of the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge, I was stunned by the breadth of this great waterway. On that late autumn day the clouds were warning of … Continue reading →

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John Quincy Adams

Posted on 2013-09-16 by Bartholomew Barker

(Originally visited 2 July 2004.) I only had ninety minutes. Ninety minutes to travel through Boston on I-93 at the end of the morning rush to Quincy, get pictures of the Adams’ sarcophagi and then return to pick up my … Continue reading →

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John Adams

Posted on 2013-09-09 by Bartholomew Barker

(Originally visited 2 July 2004. Note the fiancée mentioned below is now my second ex-wife.) Considering that I’ve lived in Connecticut for well over a decade and only recently captured these digital images of the Presidents Adams, one might think I … Continue reading →

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George Washington’s Grave

Posted on 2013-09-02 by Bartholomew Barker

(Originally visited on the 21st of June, 1999.) While planning journeys one should always be aware of dead presidents along the path. I was looking at routes from my home in Connecticut down to Virginia and decided to revisit Mount … Continue reading →

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