Exploring Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery

[@marciaquinnnoren1360]

Beautiful, serene, and yes..feels more like England than Chicago! The headstones are incredible. Especially the Celtic cross. Wow! Thank you!

[@grammyandpapadovick4267]

Great video as always! The Confederate monument is impressive. The background on this cemetery is fascinating!

[@GraveVisitations]

Beautiful cemetery and celtic cross. That hoxie mausoleum almost looks like it was made from wood.

[@janetslicer3637]

I like the way you spent time looking at more of the obscure individuals and then the Confederate mound with the history behind that monument. A little different flavor all around! I wouldn't mind you going back again to different sections. Thank you Bryan.

[@MiddleAgedBaldGuy]

Yes, I definitely need to go back. There's so much I didn't see.

[@GraveVisitations]

Super monuments and graves

[@melanieiwasko6010]

Wow! Excellent video! Beautiful mausoleums. Love all the history and information! So much to see. So many stories to tell. 💖👍

[@MiddleAgedBaldGuy]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@jamest684]

Love that you explored this beautiful cemetery! Olympic athlete Jesse Owens is also buried here. The Confederate Cemetery pictured on the plaque is way down in Alton, IL ... also very incredible to see. Keep exploring!!! :)

[@giggles8458]

Thank you for the tour.

[@dm607]

A little history for you Brian. Celtic, pronounced with a K, isn't just Irish. It stems from Europe, some moved on to what we call England, then Wales, then Ireland 500 years later. Having said that, hundreds of thousands of Irish people migrated to the US, especially during the potato famine. I didn't know where to look in this cemetery, so many outstanding monuments and mausoleums. The Moxie mausoleum took my breath away. And I hummed the song "The Night Chicago Died", 1974, by a band called Paper Lace, when you showed the fire residue.(I have it on my playlist, lol). You've outdone yourself with this amazing location. Thank you! Deb of Oz.

[@larryborkstrom3580]

It's a very large place can't cover it all in 1 video the nice thing is that the place is in wonderful shape for its age and not much vandalized

[@wesleyjohnson2284]

Good video thank you this is a big cemetery as always great job of covering this cemetery

[@MiddleAgedBaldGuy]

Thanks for watching!

[@cemeteryvisits]

Always like those obelisk stones one I filmed in Spring Hill cemetery (James Brown) I put it up as a short with Led Zeppelin’s stairway to heaven as the music. Honestly video don’t do them justice… one can’t truly appreciate them unless you’re standing right there with them. 👍 Excellent video as always 👍

[@cemeteryvisits]

Cale Cramers story on findagrave was interesting if you haven’t read it yet 👍👍

[@user-oq3lh1js2e]

he was at his post as another train was approaching on the same train too reduce speed too avoid a head on collision and was killed in the accident

[@user-oq3lh1js2e]

Frances and Roy Griswold RIP

[@user-oq3lh1js2e]

there is also a Jewish cemetery at the far end its beautiful and massive and a releck from the Chicago fire 1871

[@user-oq3lh1js2e]

Mayor Harold Washington / Jessie Owens both buried there

[@user-oq3lh1js2e]

it you would have turned around you would have Mayor Harold Washington whom died in office in Nov 1987 i think near Thanksgiving sad RIP and the city's 1st black mayor