A friend sent me the information below, after having had a discussion of how cemeteries are and have been, covered over by newer buildings, or made into parks and the grave stones removed, but not necessarily the bodies. I thought it would be interesting to share that the US is not the only place that does this and perhaps if anyone knows of cemeteries that once existed in a specific area, and is now covered by, a park, apartments, or a business, that it would be good information to share with others on a list. I know of one small cemetery on North Salina St., in Syracuse, NY, that is a small park, with businesses behind it, that all the stones had been removed and has been a park for years. I do not know the original name of that cemetery, or if and when the bodies were removed. I was told, there were still a few flat markers there. I was wondering if others would share information on this subject of other known cemeteries that once existed and what happened to those buried there, and what happened with the headstones, as well? Dianne ENGLAND - Came across a site yesterday about a church in Gillingham, Kent, and on it were several pictures of the graveyard of the old parish church, which has been turned into a sort of park, etc. And the etcetera includes a row of pensioners' housing, no less. So I'm now wondering whether they are going to build on the now completely empty acres of the Barming Hospital graveyard - they've already turned the old hospital into flats and built houses on its grounds.... Anyway, thought of you and that maybe you would like to see what's happening to our historic graveyards here. If so, url is http://www.rossfamily.plus.com/historicmedway/index.htm Look for Gillingham, then St Mary Magdalene ...