Riverside Cemetery Tour
Sunday, September 17, 2016 - 2:00 p.m.
Riverside Cemetery, 2389 Hamilton Rd., Okemos
The names of those emblazoned on tombstones at Riverside
Cemetery in Meridian Township are a roll call of the area’s pioneer settlers.
Williams, Burcham, Marsh, Gretttenberger, Proctor, Bray,
Hamilton and Gibson are among the families who are buried in this forlorn, but
historically important cemetery.
The Historical Society of Greater Lansing is hosting a
walking tour of Riverside Cemetery 2 p.m., Sunday September 18. The Cemetery is
located on Hamilton Rd. just off the south side of Grand River, over the
viaduct and right before Baryames Tuxedo Shop and Playmakers. Park at
Playmakers and bring/wear bug spray.
Tucked between Hamilton Rd. and the Grand River, the
Cemetery is mostly forgotten since very few burials have occurred since 1935.
The earliest grave in the Cemetery is 1842. Many of the gravestones have
toppled or are unreadable, but those left leave a history of hard work and
dedication to building a successful community.
The Riverside Cemetery, once called Riverbend, is located on a
2.8 acre site surrounded by quaint fieldstone and iron fences. A number of the
graves are marked with white bronze (zinc) markers which were ordered from a
catalog.
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