Francis Prue (below) was buried here about the same time as the original wooden St. Philip’s Church was being built. That was 1769. Her son, who died as an infant, is also buried in this spot. John Prue passed earlier and I didn’t see his grave. It was a few years before the Graveyard.
1769 Prue Family
Based on the quality and style of the head stone it was created in New England and shipped her later on. That was common here since there were no stone carvers here at the time.
This is one of the earliest graves in Charleston. The oldest are in St. Michael’s down the street.
Back in the corner here, flush up against the big salt marsh that goes all the way to the harbor, is the oldest parts of the cemeteries.
Umbra Plantation house is closer to the old road and the Civil War graves area. The far corner is the place of old Mausoleums, brick walls, and overgrown stones.
I never see anyone here. It’s a quiet spot filled with interesting scenes to photograph. If you’ve lived in Charleston for a while you will recognize the family names.
Corner Spot, Cemetery
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I spotted the two stones leaning on each other when we first entered the oldest part of the area. We had to drive past on the dirt track though since it was pretty tight with trees and stones.
I walked back towards the general area, and actually found them! My sense of direction was stunted growing up in NYC. There are signs on light poles always telling you exactly where you are.
Cemetery Walk
I suspected there was a relationship between the stones, I did not expect them both to be for the same person. Other head stones nearby didn’t seem to be with ‘Carrie’. There was a little open space around her though. In a cemetery where burials are stacked tight any area unoccupied can mean the markers are lost to time.
We haven’t gone for a walk around the cemeteries in a while and Ellen wanted to use her OM 90mm macro lens on a few different subject types. If there’s any place with varied subjects it’s one of the old cemeteries.
I resisted the temptation of filling a bag with lenses of all sizes, I went with lighter walk around gear. My original OM-1 has various custom settings so for me it was a ‘point and click’ morning.
Found On A Walk, Charleston Cemetery
The rust and ruin look to the old areas is always fun to shot, it’s impossible not to find corners and spots I’ve never been to. Also there is always a chance of finding storm damage or erosion around the swamps.
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Found On A Walk, Charleston Cemetery
Found On A Walk, Charleston Cemetery
Found On A Walk, Charleston Cemetery
Found On A Walk, Charleston Cemetery
Found On A Walk, Charleston Cemetery
The above were taken using the OM-1 (1), Olympus 40-150 r (plastic fantastic), and an OM 12-200.
I get great pleasure out of shooting the Plastic Fantastic lens. I love the fact I paid a grand total of $ US 60.00 for it. No lens hood, the size of a candy bar, and probably weights less.
