Drivin' 55

Blessed with another sunny afternoon, I found myself back to Founder's Cemetery yesterday. I cannot explain what the draw is for me, but I can tell you that I haven't been able to forget the unmarked grave sites. I knew that this time, I needed to say a prayer for those souls that had no one to grieve over their resting place. This head stone was badly worn and I was unable to read the markings other than "In Memory of". Notice at the bottom of the photo are a trio of little trinkets. The addition of the trio of trinkets tells me that someone of this generation placed them there as a tribute to their family member. This monument was placed in honor of Roswell King's family members. Roswell King went into business with a man named James Stephens Bulloch . Bulloch was the grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt and great-grandfather of Eleanor Roosevelt . A fact that I was surprised to read about. A side note: Not many people know that Franklin D. Roosevelt considered

With the sun shining brightly, I ventured out to do a little sightseeing right in my own backyard. This new neighborhood is loaded with Pre-Civil War history. Being somewhat of a history buff, I can now cross off my list The Founders Cemetery. Driving north on Highway 9, just after crossing the Chattahoochee, the history of Roswell, Georgia begins to unfold. The founder, Roswell King , was originally from Windsor, Connecticut before staking his claim to this area. I find reading up on local history to be quite interesting. If you are interested at all, click on the link to Roswell King above. Click on the photo to enlarge the photo for better reading. I happen to have old eyes and need everything and anything enlarged! In the lower right portion of the photo, you see graves marked with a mere rock. It was in 1985 that these graves were found during a historic dig. More than likely, these were the unmarked graves of slaves buried with their then owners. Mr. Roswell King owned as man