![]() ![]() Just to the right of it, and a little closer to the foreground, is the marble stone of Samuel W. Sturtevant (1809-1891), his wife Nancy (1811-1885), and several of their children and grandchildren. Near the center of the photo is a rectangular granite stone of businessman Warner C. Since then, many more burials have occurred here, but there are still some stones that are recognizable from the first photo. In this particular scene, most of the gravestones in the first photo date to the late 19th century, so they would have been relatively new when the photo was taken. In general, the further up the hill that the gravestones are, the older they tend to be, culminating with the colonial-era stones along Pine Street, which were moved there from the old burying ground on Elm Street in 1848. In the foreground is the lower section, which had few interments during the 19th century, and further in the distance is the slope leading up to the upper section, which is adjacent to Pine Street. This particular view shows the view of the cemetery facing east from near its geographic center. In developing the cemetery, some of the slopes were transformed into terraces, such as this one here. The land here consists of several steep-sided ravines, making it poorly suited for real estate development but ideal for a tranquil rural cemetery. The cemetery was laid out in an area once known as Martha’s Dingle, located a little to the east of downtown Springfield. Inspired by Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge and Watertown, these types of cemeteries sought to create a pleasant, park-like atmosphere, in contrast to the older, gloomier Puritan-era graveyards in town centers. Image from Picturesque Hampden (1892).Īs explained in the previous post, Springfield Cemetery was established in 1841 as one of the first rural cemeteries in the northeast. You would have made a tasty Hors d'œuvre." Also, The Simpsons Holiday Humdinger, published by the same company in 2004, says, "As this snow sculpture thaws on the first warm day, so will our hearts melt whenever we think of you." A passage in Cartooning with the Simpsons, published by Scholastic, reads, "Dedicated to the memory of Snowball I: You may be gone, but we still remember how to draw you." Many other Simpsons books are dedicated to his, but the dedications ceased in publications from 2005.A view looking east up one of the terraces in Springfield Cemetery, around 1892. For example, in The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (in which he is mistakenly colored black), the dedication reads, "We hope that they change your catbox in kitty heaven more often than we did down here." In The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror: Fun-Filled Frightfest, published by HarperCollins in 2003, the more morbid dedication reads "We're sorry you're gone. Many The Simpsons books are jokingly dedicated to him. To edit it, please edit the transcluded page. The Simpsons: Tapped Out This section is transcluded from The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/More Animals and Pets. His skeleton ended up in one of the couch cushions. One time, Bart and Lisa try to bring back Snowball I using a zombie spell in the pet cemetery, but inadvertently awaken the human corpses in the nearby Springfield Cemetery. The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed. ![]() Snowball I was also the focus of Lisa's song, " My Kitty Died". He was listed as voting for Sideshow Bob in mayoral elections. Albright, told Lisa that Snowball cannot go to Heaven, this proves to be wrong as Snowball has been seen in Heaven by people who have undergone near-death experiences, including Bart. Life after death Īlthough the Sunday school teacher, Mrs. However, at one time, his grave was seen in the Simpsons' backyard, next to Snowball II's grave. Snowball is buried in the Pet Cemetery, which is next to the Springfield Cemetery. Snowball was, according to Lisa in a poem, run over by a Chrysler. he did not like this, and eventually, the family got an air conditioner, but Homer put the temperature too cold and the cat shook as he walked across the living room. ĭuring a heatwave one summer, Snowball I fanned a block of ice with his tail when the Simpson family couldn't afford an air conditioner. Snowball I was first mentioned in a Christmas letter Marge was writing whilst she explained that Snowball I had died that year. ![]()
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