Elmwood Endures: History of a Detroit Cemetery

Elmwood Cemetery is one of the oldest places of burial in Detroit. Less than two miles from downtown, the cemetery's archaic stone monuments are a treasure of artistic carvings, characteristic of the rural cemetery movement. Elmwood's tranquil setting inspires contemplation of nature, life, and death.

Elmwood Endures provides a visual journey of the cemetery's history and landscape. The guidebook features nearly one hundred photographs, along with brief biographies of notable occupants who make up a virtual who's who in Detroit history. Many of those buried--governers, explorers, doctors, mayors, inventors, senators, civil rights leaders, distillers and brewmasters, and civil war generals--helped found and shape the city.

A celebration of an important Detroit landmark, Elmwood Endures reveals Detroit's rich and interesting history.

Author: Michael S. Franck
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 09/01/1996
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.78h x 6.84w x 0.08d
ISBN: 9780814325919

About the Author
Michael S. Franck is a staff writer for PS Magazine. A lifelong resident of the Detroit area, he received his M.B.A. and M.S. from the Florida Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.