New York: Mount Hope Cemetery Rochester

While doing my research for this trip to Upstate New York I read that Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony were both buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester. I was not surprised about Susan B, Anthony since Seneca Falls is not all that far away but I had no idea about Frederick Douglass. It seems that he made Rochester his home for many years.

Sunday, after visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Eastman House and Museum we decided to pay a visit to these very historic figures.

I tried to find a map of the cemetery online unsuccessfully but by using find a grave was able to determine what section they were buried in. While looking through brochures at the Metropolitan Museum I found one of Mount Hope Cemetery that very clearly marks where the graves are located. It does make it very much easier when we have a map.

Mount Hope also puts signs with arrows to make it easier to locate these famous final resting place. The first one we visited was Frederick Douglass who is buried between his two wives. It was a very touching moment and it started to rain on us making it even more exciting.

By the time we found Susan B. Anthony in a totally different section it was raining quite hard but we didn’t let that deter us. She is buried with her siblings and we ended up finding her and having to run back to the car with thunder and lightning flashing.

We have visited many cemeteries over the years and we always leave feeling that we know the person better for having seen their final resting place.