Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania

Zoning Out ~ Review of the Model:  Land use zones devoted to burial have lifespans that go on forever, even after they close to new interments. In Selinsgrove's historic cemetery, local pride is focused on one recently-restored grave marker, with four American flags in the contiguous zone. It honors the third Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Simon Snyder.  He was the state's chief executive during the War of 1812: two hundred years ago exactly. This was his home town and his burial place. Other stones, shaky from the passage of time, have been laid down flat almost as if they are bowing to honor the town's favorite son. Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery. [2013]