Grave Site History

As we walk through any grave site it can tell a lot about the history of that particular area just by observing the dates on the head stones, what it tells us are the dates of both birth and death, also the name of the individual who was buried. The family name may also be inscribed on the head stone which allows you to trace your ancestor's if you care to do so. 
 
Imagine living during the year eighteen seventy eight (1878) what a story this lady would have to tell you if you could have met her alive, but unfortunately she died in nineteen fifty six (1956) just think of the many people that died before her,  you can at least figure out how old this grave site is, I know that with those dates we can go back and research when the first burial took place there.

Here is a plaque about the history of Leaper's Hill, this place is so steep in history that it needs to be preserved, as part of the tourist attraction, but it is left in a way that no one have any idea how old the cemetery is, but the plaque will tell you about what happened here with the Carib's when they leaped to their death.


Given the enormous history of this particular site, it is no wonder that people who hears about it always wants to visit the place but it is in need of desperate preserving, no one at present has taking the time and effort to do so, which is in part due to lack of funds or resources to carry out the restoration that is needed,

on the flip side of it are artifacts that lies around the grave site take for example this old cannon that is rusting in the cemetery, it is  all due to sea air blast since the age of time.


My eyes were drawn to this particular grave where two person's the Grandchild and the Grandmother were buried in the same grave something that may have started a long time ago due to space that was not available for all the family members. I am looking at the dates and can immediately see that they both died on the same day different month, and may be, that was the reason for burying them together so that their families can remember them as dying on that day.

Although the grave site is in a bit of a shambles and in need of desperate restoration, it makes sense to have it on the map as a tourist attraction,  and it also makes sense to have the site properly maintain and the grave site restore to it's proper conditions.

Located on the hill called "Leapers Hill" in the parish of St.Patrick's in the town of Sauteur's adds to the surrounding  part of Grenada's heritage and  the natural history of the island, to me it is a beautiful site that looks over the sea which lends to a tranquil and peaceful setting of the grave site.

Although the Grave site is a small area one can take their time strolling through and just admiring the different dates and names on the tomb stones,I saw stones that were lying flat on the ground toppled over due to erosion  and many years of neglect, by relatives and friends, if the site needs to remain as part of the history of Grenada, it needs to be properly maintained.