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Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation Offers When Disaster Strikes Tour

Hear stories of local and national disasters as experienced by Cedar Hill residents.

Beverly Lucas, Community Contributor
Richard Beckwith, Titanic survivor, is buried in his family lot at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Richard Beckwith, Titanic survivor, is buried in his family lot at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Join Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10:00 am for the guided walk, When Disaster Strikes.

Learn about local and national disasters through the eyes of Cedar Hill residents on this tour of the historic cemetery.

Stories include the Titanic sinking, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Fales & Gray Explosion (1854), Norwalk Train Wreck (1853), 1911 Heat Wave, Hartford Circus Fire (1944), and the 1938 Hurricane.

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Admission is $10.00; Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation Members Free. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at www.cedarhillfoundation.org.

Cedar Hill Cemetery is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.

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