On my first visit to Mountain View Cemetery, I was struck by the beauty of the flowers and how well the grounds were kept as well as by the history and size of such a magnificent resting place. I was in search of George Washington Swope Hull, who had founded Hulltown in Texas in the year 1884. The office showed me on a map where he was located and explained that this area was the unendowed section. That families of the dearly departed buried there, wanted to tend to their loved ones graves themselves. Off I went, full of excitement. When I reached the correct section, my mouth fell open and I could not believe my eyes. I got out of my car with camera in hand and very carefully walked throughout the area as best I could. What I saw was an area very overgrown with weeds, poison oak, and fallen trees. There were headstones knocked over and broken, headstones buried, and headstones that had been picked up and thrown. I could see where there had once been walkways throughout but they were now covered with weeds and dirt. I could not locate Mr. Hull's grave. I have since been back there many times and have questioned the staff regarding this disgrace. Each time I have been told that they intend to clean it up soon. I have since found out from my last visit that there are no immediate plans to correct the situation. While I understand that the families were to keep up the grave site, it is apparent no one considered that the family members would at some point, pass on themselves. I might add that the unendowed section runs across the north end and extending northeast and northwest. When you go on your tour, I hope you will take a good look at this and ask "What will it take to clean this up and restore the resting place for those buried here?". Susan (Pleasant Hill, Ca) ancestor@jps.net