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In fall 2007, with the historic Maple Hill Cemetery running out of room, the City of Huntsville elected to tear the playground down in order to make way for new graves. The demolition of the playground took place over a single night.
Feb 16, 2021 · The ‘Dead Children’s Playground’ is located in Huntsville’s Maple Hill Cemetery, Alabama. This urban legend is about how many children lost their lives in Huntsville, during the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918. Most of them were buried in Maple Hill, alongside a playground.
Oct 8, 2020 · According to legend, many children who died in Huntsville during the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic are buried in Maple Hill plots adjoining the playground.
May 23, 2024 · HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (TENNESSEE VALLEY LIVING) - Last month, Maple Hill Cemetery in downtown Huntsville was greatly damaged by rounds of severe weather. While the Huntsville Pilgrimage Association is working diligently to restore the cemetery, they need the community’s help.
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Nov 29, 2011 · Merrimack Manufacturing founded the graveyard in 1900 as a burial spot for textile workers and their families. Hundreds were interred there before the mills were demolished in 1992 and the...
In 1966, the courthouse next the Confederate Soldier Memorial was demolished to make room for a new courthouse. The memorial was moved across the street and laid on its side near a row of pre-Civil War structures that were also being demolished.
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Aug 14, 2024 · HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Crews are still working to repair the extensive damage that an EF-2 tornado caused at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville back in May. Over 200 gravestones were damaged by the tornado. Officials have fixed six historical monuments, but several still need to be repaired.
