Ferncliff Cemetery, covering more than 240 acres of rolling hills and pastoral landscape, was platted during the Civil War as Springfield’s new rural cemetery.
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Its many mausoleums and memorials, including those of leading citizens and industrialists, are replete with religious symbolism and imagery.
Guests can join Ferncliff historian Ski Schanher on a tour of the property as he interprets Springfield’s history preserved in stone. Visitors will meet at the Ferncliff Cemetery Chapel, 501 W. McCreight Ave.
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