ROCHESTER, NEW YORK – A startling find at an upstate New York cemetery has brought renewed attention to a century-old loss — and to the durability of historic funerary art.
On Thursday, members of Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery stepped back outside after a powerful storm moved through the Rochester area.
As they inspected the grounds, they found that a large Norway maple had been torn from the earth by the violent weather, exposing a grave that had been hidden for years.
The fallen tree revealed the headstone of Edna Amelia Goodman Allen, who was born in 1892 and died in 1918 at the age of 26.
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Cemetery officials said Allen left behind her husband, a son and six siblings.
Her marker had been almost entirely buried beneath the ground until the storm’s powerful winds uprooted the tree and brought it back into view.
According to the National Weather Service, the storm produced wind gusts of up to 55 mph, along with heavy rain and thunderstorms.
Despite being 108 years old and in need of some cleaning, the headstone remains in striking condition, with its inscription still clearly readable.
According to the cemetery, once the tree is removed, they will clean and treat the headstone.
