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Last additions - HISTORIC BUILDINGS & PLACES (Those interesting little hidden corners.)
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The "RED BRICK BUILDING"
*this building next to the
bridge leading into
Old Maple Leaf Sections
of the Cemetery near the
Catholic Section named
Old St. Anthony Cemetery.
**mainly used for storage
**More information is being
sought about past uses of it.
Jun 20, 2011
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Columbaria
*this columbaria was
built in the spring of 2011
*it was built out of necessity
*each niche will accommodate
the cremated remains of a couple
*the Maple Leaf cemteries are
becoming quite full and in just
a few years it is predicted that
there will be no more inground
grave sites available to sell.
**you can find this wonderful
addition standing beside the
New Mausoleum on
Maple Leaf Drive.
Jun 14, 2011
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Old St. Anthony's Cem.The broken stained glass window in Old St Anthony's MortuaryApr 15, 2011
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Photo: Courtesy of Mary (Moon) ManningerMAUSOLEUM
**the "Old" Mausoleum
before 1994

* submitted by: T. Nigh
Sep 16, 2010
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Photo: Courtesy of Mary (Moon) ManningerPic # 3
BRIDGES
**bridge into the Old
Cemeteries

* submitted by: T. Nigh
Sep 16, 2010
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Photo: Courtesy of Mary (Moon) ManningerPic # 2
BRIDGES
**picture of the
Old St. Anthony bridge
**taken before 1995

* submitted by: T. Nigh
Sep 16, 2010
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Photo: Courtesy of Mary (Moon) ManningerPic # 1
BRIDGES
**the bridge from the bottom of
Old Maple Leaf
**into Old M.L. and Old St. A's

* submitted by: T. Nigh
Sep 16, 2010
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GATES
OLD ST. ANTHONY GATES
**these are the main entrancegates to
the Old Section of the St. Anthony Cemetery
**this entrance is off
Creek Road, in Chatham.
These Entrance Pillars have since been
Removed and new ones erected.
Part of the History of our Old St. Anthony's
Cemetery is now gone, with the Old Pillars destroyed.
Sep 16, 2010
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LEGION MEMORIAL CHAPEL
*erected September 26, 1970
*on Maple Leaf Drive
*before the stone pillars
Jul 21, 2010
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LEGION MEMORIAL CHAPEL
*erected September 26, 1970
*on Maple Leaf Drive before
the stone pillars
Jul 21, 2010
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LEGION MEMORIAL CHAPEL
SEPT. 26, 1970
*entrance ~ on Maple Leaf Drive
Jul 21, 2010
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Old Maple Leaf CemeteryMAUSOLEUM
*the Old Mausoleum
built abt 1913 ~ 1914 is
a magnificent piece of architectual
history in the Chatham~Kent area.
*built with stained glass windows and
vents for releasing gases it is a most
interesting building of design.
*you will find it on Maple Leaf Drive,
down the road next to Old M.L. Ward B.
*it contains crypts with a lift, that was used
to lift the caskets to the top level resting place.
*still in fairly good repair
**Open only upon appt. or occasions
Jul 21, 2010
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