Sally,
It is Christian tradition to bury with the grave facing east, so that when
Christ returns the dead with arise facing him. However, you see them in
every direction. I would guess that the percentage is quite a bit higher
for facing east, at least in this area of the country.
Debby
At 04:20 PM 3/15/2007 -0500, you wrote:
Debby,
I was looking at the Amana Colonies on Google as they came up this morning
at our Tip O Texas Gen. Society meeting. As I read through the information I
clicked on Cemeteries. There I read something I had read before=all the
graves face EAST. I got to thinking and yes, Mt. Hope and Walton IOOF do
face EAST but if I remember correctly the at Davis Cem they face WEST and
Crooked Creek SOUTH. Isn't this odd? Have you noticed this as you were
working on the different Cemeteries? Sallie