Mount Holly Cemetery

Some strong winds have recently knocked just about all the leaves off the trees, so I guess the Fall Color season is now officially over. But I did recently try to make one last attempt at autumn pictures, ending up at Mount Holly Cemetery in downtown Little Rock. There were a few trees still stubbornly holding onto their leaves, sitting amidst the solemn rows of graves.



The cemetery is called the "Westminster Abbey of Arkansas" because the large number of important people who are buried here, which includes eleven governors, four US Senators, thirteen state Supreme Court justices, twenty-one Little Rock mayors and a Pulitzer Prize winning poet. They are buried there with artists, writers, slaves, soldiers and countless others that reflect the early history of Arkansas and Little Rock.



The cemetery also contains a great collection of Victorian statues and markers, which make for interesting pictures (or if you want to feel all gothic).



The cemetery is still open and is home to some recent burials. I was surprised to see that Jennings Osborne is buried here, but I assume that his marker isn't marked by thousands of glowing red Christmas lights.



The cemetery is wedged alongside a busy Broadway and along I-630, but the sounds of the city seem to be muffled here.







I headed out from the cemetery and drove through downtown and ended up by the Christ Episcopal Church along Capitol Avenue. The church was built in 1941, and the red side door seemed to really contrast well with the fall colors.



And one last shot showing Little Rock City Hall, which was flanked by two trees that were still showing off some fall colors. City Hall was opened in 1908 and used to feature a large dome, but that was taken down in 1956.