Best Cemetery In The US?

[@sarahdimock1710]

One of the reasons Ive loved this channel for years is Caleb's passion for history, and that really shines in videos like this. Beautifully done and thank you for sharing

[@Randy8923]

This is a wonderfully narrated and filmed video of a beautiful cemetery and its memorials and monuments. Rich in history. I enjoyed Caleb. Thank you for sharing.

[@SarahGreen523]

I love old cemeteries! I've never heard of this one, but from what you've shown it looks right up my alley. I love all the old headstones and monuments with all their symbolic meanings. Thanks for all the historical stories about the people buried there!

[@ajds7597]

Years ago when you showed us Charles S. Brown's headstone in an early video, you said you would make a cemetery video at some point. Thank you for not forgetting. I have been waiting for this!

[@autodidactin]

The love that you have for your city is reflected in your eloquence in guiding us through this beautiful place. Thank you Kaleb.

[@jamesmoon1841]

Caleb, this is one of your best videos. The tall trees are very impressive considering many of the ice storms St. Louis is famed for has allowed them to survive and thrive.

[@1959aak]

Beautifully narrated. Thank you for sharing one of your favorite historic landmarks in St. Louis.

[@PNWGardener]

This was such a lovely video! Thank you for the history lessons and the beautiful shots of the cemetery. What an amazing place.

[@MichaelHampton-Whitney]

The history of kindergarten in the US is a little more convoluted than you might think. The first kindergarten in the US was founded in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1856, and was conducted in German by Margaretha Meyer-Schurz. Elizabeth Palmer Peabody opened the first English-language kindergarten in the United States. Susan Blow helped to create the first public kindergarten in the US in St. Louis.

[@LJB103]

I love going through these beautiful old cemeteries. Excellent video.

[@jackierash9680]

I love the sounds of the birds singing in the trees where that is one of the safest and peaceful place for them to live ! My Grandpa and Grandma lived in the country and grandma would sit on her front porch and listen to the birds and when they were gone I would stand in the yard and listen that's what a cementary reminds me of 😐

[@Rippypoo]

This reminds me of my childhood. My dad would take us kids on little field trips to give our mother a break. An occasional destination would be the Poughkeepsie rural cemetery. My mother would give us stale bread. There was a pond in the middle of the cemetery and we would feed the ducks. That was always a fun time for me.

[@Moolarkey]

Oh my gosh. I absolutely loved this. I hope you do more. WONDERFUL.

[@SeeEdRun]

What an awesome addition to your channel. You clearly did a great deal of research to bring this to us. Kudos.

[@zzzzipy12]

Great tour and excellent narration! So interesting, cemeteries are historical museums, art galleries and keepers of secrets.

[@lauriehill8240]

Very interesting change of pace! I've visited several family members graves this summer. Cemeteries are very peaceful places! I enjoyed hearing the stories behind some of the graves you visited. I wish that this sort of information was available for ALL cemeteries. One day all that is left behind is a marker - and it would be immortality to have the stories stored somewhere.

[@katherinetepper-marsden38]

Kaleb, have you thought about writing a book about your renovation experience with tips and tutorials on redoing older homes? I would buy that.

[@SpanishEclectic]

This cemetery is a testament to the stone-carver's skill. Beautiful statuary and mausoleums. I too love cemeteries, and have seen everything from the grave of Mozart's sister in Austria to a pioneer cemetery in Oakhurst (formerly Fresno Flats), California. All are fascinating. Excellent job on this wonderful video.

[@98Zai]

What I love most about Cemeteries is that even in the midst of a crowded city, you can be alone there. Even if there are noises and bustle just 50 meters away, everything seems so calm. I always make sure to visit a Graveyard in every town I pass.

[@LL-740]

Love Love Love old cemeteries with their rich histories and stories. Thank you so much for the beautiful video.

[@JannaMontanna]

Breatifullybshot, edited, written, and narrated! Thank you for sharing this wonderful place, Kaleb!

[@daedubois9428]

I love old cemeteries! What a beautiful place

[@bonniefrench9884]

A wonderfully narrated commentary ! Your love, respect and passion for history, art and architecture can be seen in this beautiful place! Thank you !

[@kirkkemp6229]

Thank you for this - I love it. Been watching all your videos. My book The Red Granite Confessional is set in the Tower Grove Park area of St. Louis - Grand Blvd, Pestalozzi St., and Gustine's Market on Gustine Ave. An entire chapter takes place in the Bellefontaine Cemetery - a truly great place with an incredible amount notables through history at rest there.

[@gingermcgarvey7773]

This was so wonderful 💖 Love the history, and your narration was amazing. You should do voice work. This would be a great audition video. 🤗❤️🤍💙

[@shellydehart8217]

Wow, such beauty in this cemetery. I might have to agree that it is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Thank you Caleb for sharing this. ♥️♥️😊👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@darkelady58]

Lovely place. I love old cemeteries. The cemetery in Barre Vermont has lots of statues and tombs carved by the Italian workers from the nearby granite and marble quarries. It is quite amazing. The spire on the Busch tomb reminds me of the one on Notre Dame that was destroyed in the fire.

[@darkelady58]

Search for Hope Cemetery

[@rebeccawoods5119]

That is a beautiful cemetery.All those beautiful grave markers.They are great pieces of history.Thanks for showing us this place.

[@rubysmith8818]

Old houses and old cemeteries!! 🖤🖤

[@chazzyb8660]

I grew up near Brompton Cemetery, in London, England, my first playground. It was pretty run down then (1960s), in a city still recovering after WWII. It had it's fair share of famous people, and a splendid if rather run-down, and then little used necropolis. It was more umkempt and sort of an accidental wildlife haven, and the mausoleums, tombs and their monuments were much more crammed together. It's been cleaned up a lot now and looks better, though not as neat as yours. What a beautiful spot. Thank you for sharing it with us. And what a magnificent bridge. Awesome.

[@user-zp8sk2rc4m]

This was so super enjoyable, informative and absolutely beautifully narrated---well done! I live in RVA and love wondering Hollywood Cemetery--so much history and art! Thank you for sharing!

[@Bildgesmythe]

I've always loved old cemeteries

[@cherylbellardino5211]

If you ever travel to Savannah, GA, Bonaventure Cemetery is a must-see destination. I'm looking forward to today's video. I am fascinated by the beauty and rich history of old cemeteries.

[@katherinetepper-marsden38]

Bonaventure is cool but there's a really nice one downtown off Oglethorpe also.

[@marilynwoodard7961]

Thank you for the serene and lovely tour. Beautifully done!

[@lisaknell1809]

This is one of my favorite cemeteries. I love the garden type cemeteries with beautiful mausoleums and sculptured gravestones. So peaceful. ❤

[@censured-again]

Thank you for showing this. I used to visit cemeteries andvran across some strange epitaphs. One in Nova Scotia was "Beneath this stone lies noble John Round, Lost at sea and never found" another was "She sought the leak by candlelight" Strange but true and thank you again.

[@TheNeeblez]

Totally fascinating! I love all parts of history and the stories of some of the graves in this cemetery are truly wonderful. Thank you for a great video.

[@roseapple8786]

Absolutely amazing. I love the history of the cemeteries around the world. Very beautiful and lovely cemetery. Thank you for sharing and God Bless you and your family. 🥰

[@mshockey73]

What a beautiful, peaceful place. Yes, some of those headstones are works of art. Thanks for sharing this Kaleb:)

[@aggieyes59]

Wow! That's a truly beautiful cemetery! Thanks for sharing those amazing images and stories! 🤩

[@26beegee]

Wow. That was so well done, informative and moving. Kaleb, you are a treasure! Thank you so much for making this video and sharing it with all of us. ❤️

[@sonza68]

I'm not usually one for cemeteries, but Bellefontaine Cemetery feels more like a park with gravestones. It is a great place for a peaceful stroll in a beautiful setting.

[@dot8605]

What a wonderful insightful and touching video. Thank you for taking the time to present this fascinating place to us. It shows how deep your interest in the history of your city goes. Not to mention how really beautiful this cemetery is.

[@arizonaalchemy7572]

Caleb, this presentation was BEAUTIFUL ! Well done, Sir. I eat up historical stuff, Love it ! So much History and Amazing Souls here. Also I am a huge Frank Lloyd Wright Fan, Love his works. Thank You so much for this one.

[@kakley]

Hi Caleb. Yes this is a very beautiful cemetery. I have relatives who are buried here. It's a very peaceful place!

[@valerieb.4912]

Wow! This video was absolutely wonderful, beautiful, peaceful, and educational. I put this in your top 5 Super Best. Thank you again Caleb. And to the folks dressed perfectly with the times. (Historical Sewest here)

[@BigSeance]

It’s one of my favorite places! My favorite time to go, if one can swing it, is right after it snows. Thank you for capturing it so beautifully! ❤

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

Some stunning pieces of gravestone architecture. Will visit next time I’m in St. Louis.

[@user-nw6qr8lg4k]

Thank you. I love to explore the oldest sections in a cemetery. They hold so much history.

[@wendydana8642]

Thank you for this fabulous tour! I live in Bangor Maine and the Mount Hope Cemetery is the 2nd garden cemetery in the US. I agree that they are a wonderful place to stroll and reflect.

[@eeyore82678]

I absolutely love old cemeteries! Thanks for sharing!!

[@beawild]

Beautiful cemetery, so filled with history. It reminds me in a small scale of Pere Lachaise in Paris and Recoleta in Buenos Aires. Two great cemeteries worth visiting.

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thank you Caleb. I find cemeteries to have very interesting monuments.

[@kayemallory117]

Kaleb, this was an incredible video visit to a beautiful cemetery. Thank you for sharing. Fantastic!!

[@bennylawrence6221]

When you finish the house you could even do some more of the stories from the cemetery! This was beautifully done!

[@danielulz1640]

How very nice, thank you for posting. So much beautiful art and architecture

[@debbiegoolsbyjackson95]

I follow several pages that are cemetary pages. You did a FANTASTIC job on this, Kaleb! I loved it, and I appreciate your research, and info...thank you.

[@classifiedinformation6353]

Thanks for the tour, Caleb. I travel often and often seek out cemeteries. While my favorite may be Hollywood cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, my home town Bellefontaine cemetery is very special. John Bethel, Missouri

[@TheShootinStar]

I absolutely love history, and touring old cemeteries. Thanks for a fantastic video!

[@deborahfalzone936]

I love old cemeteries too. Where I used to live in S.E. Washington, there are many 'family cemetaries' located on their farm land. I'd have to walk quite a way sometimes to reach them, but what a source of history. So many deaths of young kids as well as older adults. The oldest grave I found was 1847. The oldest cemetery was est. 1758. I'm thankful the plots have been spared the encroachment of civilization.

[@katwitanruna]

Liked, shared on two media platforms and my brother, then commented. Up the algorithm!

[@laurielaurie8280]

Cool cemetery. Thankyou for the tour and the history. Very interesting!

[@auntnut2011]

Fantastic video and narrative! One of your best! Thank you for showcasing another part of your area’s history.

[@kathyrogers1703]

Your love for history is impressive and makes history come alive! ❤ Thanks 😊

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

So well done, Kaleb! Thank you for the tour of this lovely place. I've seen several videos of various parts of Bellfontaine Cemetery and it's a place I have had on my list to visit if I ever get to St Louis. If you love old cemeteries and you're ever near Rochester NY, stop and take a tour of Mt Hope Cemetery. It was the first municipal cemetery in the country and opened in 1838 and is a magnificent Victorian cemetery with many notables buried there.

[@jackieraulerson2005]

I am amazed. Thank you so much for sharing this heartfelt tour.

[@YeBeWarnedArtists]

Thank you Caleb! That was FABULOUS!!! 😁👍🏼

[@Btrotter01]

What a wonderful and calming place to walk and be in awe. Thank you for that short sweet journey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@damogranheart5521]

What a beautiful cemetery! Thank you for the lovely visit.🫖🍂🍄🎃🐈‍⬛🌙🍁🖖

[@suzannemckenzie2873]

Caleb! What a beautiful place! Thank you for sharing. I used to walk to the nearby cemetery in my small home town. Nothing like St Louis! I marveled at the art work even on simple graves. How I would love to see your home and all the sights there. Alas! I live in Oregon. Rather a long trip and more than my pocket can manage. God bless you!

[@jennifergarrett6809]

Recently my friend and I visited a cemetery in our area that has a unique distinction. It contains the smallest state park in Texas. The park is .006 acres and containes 3 graves and one obelisk. It is the graves of Elizabeth Crockett and 2 of her children. She was the widow of Davy Crockett who died at the Alamo. The obelisk holds a statue of her looking in the distance for Davy to come home. There is a fence around it so you can't enter it but it's definitely a nice place to stop. Thank you for the trip through your cemetery. There is definitely a lot of history when you're willing to look for it.

[@jenniferlouise7994]

I have always found cemeteries to be intriguing. There can be a wonderful reverence and peace at them. Thank you for sharing!

[@deannespuhl3948]

Thank you Kaleb. I didn't grow up in this area, so it's nice to get history lessons.

[@matthewfarmer2520]

Hi Kaleb 👋😊 what a surprise to see a video up. Well anyway here in Louisville Kentucky in the Highlands neighborhood we have a cemetery call Cave Hill Cemetery its were lots of celebrities are buried and the civil war soldiers were buried. You need to be something special or with a lot of money to be buried there. It's a really old cemetery since 1860. Thanks for sharing this. Im watching on cable Leprechaun 2.

[@milmom4281]

We stopped at the cemetery after visiting your house. Amazing place and beautiful.

[@heru-deshet359]

This is one of the most beautiful ones I've ever seen. Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY is another magnificent one that even has catacombs. Old cemeteries are beautiful because they were meant to be park like so relatives of the deceased could have a picnic when they visited their loved ones graves as well. At some point these old, magnificent cemeteries may have to start charging admission to the older sections so they may be maintained. Beautiful work on presentation

[@dcan911]

Yaay! I love the off-topic stuff we get on Kim's channel!

[@jbart5260]

this was a wonderful tour! Thank you fr sharing

[@brandycarr5378]

Thanks so much for amazing insight into a place most people would never have considered. Fascinating!

[@kimberlyesty]

Wow. This was absolutely beautifully filmed and narrated Caleb. Thank you for sharing this amazing cemetery. I love visiting beautiful cemeteries, and I can’t wait to visit this one. Seriously professional work by the way.

[@forlini4876]

I love this! This could be its own series, you are great at narrating and story telling. Give us more :)

[@davidbuchanan5232]

I've always enjoyed touring cemeteries, especially looking at spectacular tombstones. One. Located in a small cemetery next to a tiny town was a full sized manual pump organ complete in all details. Another was a huge limestone tree stump about 16 feet tall and crowned with a life sized eagle. That one even had an insciption from the three children saying they spent over $300 to have it carved.

[@sharonrhoads2461]

Wow! Caleb, that video was amazing. Thank you so much for sharing that with us. I have never been to St. Louis, but have driven by on interstate close enough to see the Arch. Maybe one day I can take a visit to your city. Maybe even rent a room in your beautiful restored house.

[@Clothis64]

Your video reminds me of the walks in the Père Lachaise cemetery when I lived in Paris. Thank you!

[@louisealsing3155]

I agree, Bellefontaine is a tranquil and inspiring location. I visit as often as I can, and have plans in place to rest there after life in the Fairbrother family plot. Have you seen the precious statue of two brothers reading to each other? You did an exceptional job of presenting this video. Thank you for all you do to highlight St.. Louis history.

[@lila6117]

I truly enjoyed this well thought out tout. Well done Kaleb and thank you.

[@grinningCat531]

I m allways amazed by American dimensions....87000 graves in one gravyard...unbelieveable...so many ppl...so many lives...so many stories...Thank you Caleb for sharing these wonderfull pictures and stories with us.... Greetings from Belgium

[@justinzeid212]

Calvary Cemetery, which is right next door has over 300,000.

[@kimberlysusie701]

Oh, this was wonderful! I also love traipsing around old cemeteries. There is nothing like it today.

[@sonjasleeper1511]

The cemetery in Easton PA is an amazing place and is on the national register of historic places. Lots of sculptures too

[@hildamclawhorm6305]

Thank you Caleb for this very interesting video. Thank you also for your love of history👏

[@karensmith1158]

Wow. Just, wow. Thank you for this video.

[@theophiluskampfer1439]

Fascinating tour of a truly impressive St. Louis landmark. Thank you for sharing it, Caleb.

[@AkSonya1010]

Incredible, thank you for sharing. I was always scared of cemeteries until on vacation a family member took me to a cemetery that had over 200 years of our family members were laid and now I stop at cemeteries all over the world.

[@justinzeid212]

There's really nothing to be scared of.

[@coffeecup3177]

One of your best. Thank you.

[@robertkendzie3]

If you ever go to Paris, you should visit the cemetary of Pere LaChaise - similar vibe but much more densely built. You'd really like it.

[@janice8948]

What a wonderful and warm video, narrated perfectly. One of your best 💖💖💖

[@angelicajacobs584]

Loved this video! Your narration and story was very well done. Thanks for sharing!

[@1Pamzinha]

Well done. I really enjoyed the information and the variety of stories you included.

[@beth-ann9940]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing this beautiful cemetery

[@lisastreasures]

Thank you Kaleb. So beautiful, peaceful and serene. ❤