David Charles Sloane

It was a very functional, practical space. There wasn't a lot of greenery. There wasn't a lot of nature. It was mostly gravestones. And then in the late 18th century, As the cities grow, that begins to put pressure on the churchyards and those older civic cemeteries.

It was a very functional, practical space. There wasn't a lot of greenery. There wasn't a lot of nature. It was mostly gravestones. And then in the late 18th century, As the cities grow, that begins to put pressure on the churchyards and those older civic cemeteries.

It was a very functional, practical space. There wasn't a lot of greenery. There wasn't a lot of nature. It was mostly gravestones. And then in the late 18th century, As the cities grow, that begins to put pressure on the churchyards and those older civic cemeteries.

And so people begin to think about how can we slightly suburbanize the dead to create more permanent places. Yeah. And so in 1796, James Hill House was a very popular guy, prominent guy in New Haven says he went to a friend's farm where there was a little family cemetery. It was sort of being taken over by nature. And he goes, that's not good.

And so people begin to think about how can we slightly suburbanize the dead to create more permanent places. Yeah. And so in 1796, James Hill House was a very popular guy, prominent guy in New Haven says he went to a friend's farm where there was a little family cemetery. It was sort of being taken over by nature. And he goes, that's not good.

And so people begin to think about how can we slightly suburbanize the dead to create more permanent places. Yeah. And so in 1796, James Hill House was a very popular guy, prominent guy in New Haven says he went to a friend's farm where there was a little family cemetery. It was sort of being taken over by nature. And he goes, that's not good.

Slowly, the city is expanding. The early farms, they might totally disrupt or take down all of the stones and the burials. So let's put everybody in one place where we can have a nonprofit organization that oversees the care of the dead.

Slowly, the city is expanding. The early farms, they might totally disrupt or take down all of the stones and the burials. So let's put everybody in one place where we can have a nonprofit organization that oversees the care of the dead.

Slowly, the city is expanding. The early farms, they might totally disrupt or take down all of the stones and the burials. So let's put everybody in one place where we can have a nonprofit organization that oversees the care of the dead.

But they also might have all sorts of different ways that they handle that family farm.

But they also might have all sorts of different ways that they handle that family farm.

But they also might have all sorts of different ways that they handle that family farm.

Very, very long time.

Very, very long time.

Very, very long time.

Remember in the early 19th century, mid-19th century, we don't have bacteriology. Right. That's going to come at the end of the century. And so people were very worried about what was known as a miasma. And a miasma was a sort of atmosphere above the city. And there was a sense that a disease could get into a miasma and you could actually get that disease because you're in this miasma.

Remember in the early 19th century, mid-19th century, we don't have bacteriology. Right. That's going to come at the end of the century. And so people were very worried about what was known as a miasma. And a miasma was a sort of atmosphere above the city. And there was a sense that a disease could get into a miasma and you could actually get that disease because you're in this miasma.

Remember in the early 19th century, mid-19th century, we don't have bacteriology. Right. That's going to come at the end of the century. And so people were very worried about what was known as a miasma. And a miasma was a sort of atmosphere above the city. And there was a sense that a disease could get into a miasma and you could actually get that disease because you're in this miasma.

And so how do you get that miasma? They thought it was from decomposing material. And so the dead are decomposing. So they became a threat. that they would say you died of smallpox or you died of cholera, would you then decompose in a way that would allow cholera to go into this miasma and create a danger? So that's the first thing that happens.

And so how do you get that miasma? They thought it was from decomposing material. And so the dead are decomposing. So they became a threat. that they would say you died of smallpox or you died of cholera, would you then decompose in a way that would allow cholera to go into this miasma and create a danger? So that's the first thing that happens.