Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois

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I suppose not every city can have a cemetery as amazing as St. Louis’s Bellefontaine Cemetery, but the Evergreen Cemetery is Bloomington’s entry into the competition. Simple, austere, with only a few notable monuments, it nonetheless presents an island of peace on the southeast side of town.

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Perhaps of most interest was the veterans’ portion of the cemetery, where the stone, losing its definition, was painted in a high contrast white and black.

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