WIP · World in Pocket

Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park

Elkridge, Italy

Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park

Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park is a pet cemetery located in Elkridge, Maryland, USA. The cemetery was established in 1935, and was actively operated until 2002. Approximately 8,000 animals and humans are buried in the cemetery's 11+1⁄2 acres, which is large enough to accommodate about 24,000 pets. The c

emetery is named for Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899), a French painter and sculptor noted for her paintings of animals. The Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park made national headlines in 1979 when it became the first pet cemetery in the world to allow humans to be buried alongside their pets. There are at least 28 humans, and perhaps as many as 100, buried at the cemetery. A tomb of unknown pets was established in 1991. In 1978 the Cemetery was inherited by land developer William Anthony Green. In 1997, the owner William Anthony Green was charged for charging owners for non delivered headstones, misdelivery and abuse of remains with Commercial and Farmers Bank of Ellicott City foreclosing. By 2006, the cemetery was no longer accepting pet or human burials. The grounds of the Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park are currently being maintained by local volunteers. In 2013 former Howard County Planning and Zoning director...

Listen to the audio guide for Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

Nearby