1) Who decides the layout for particular plots?
2) What is the protocol for newer grave sites in conjunction with existing ones?
3) Does popular culture influence head stones?
4) There were a couple graves marked "Baby" how common is this heading as opposed to the name to be given, now or then (1800's)?
5) Does wealth decide how grave sites are placed ( regardless of existing stones)?
6) Are there periods where certain animals become popular as statues, like dogs or lambs?
7) Does religion play the most significant role in how graves are adorned?
8)There was a single flower in both the plots we documented- how many visitors come to the older graves?
9) Do the families have any say in the landscape construction?
10) When did other material besides stone start being used (granite?)
11) Because the landscape adds such beauty, do the graves hidden beneath tree limbs become justly a part of the cemetery or does it do the sites themselves an injustice?
12) How common is it to see a pet's grave in Spring Grove?
13) Does Cincinnati expect their prominent citizens to be buried at Spring Grove?
14) Why would two family plaques butt up against an old marking?
15) Is it first come first serve, or does the cemetery have authorization to place sites as they deem appropriate within a particular section?
16) Are all of the sections intentionally designed with specific plants in mind?
17) Were the weeping trees we saw planted on purpose?
18) Would a newer section mimic an older one?
19) Has vandalism been a major problem in the past?
20) Are there any personal monuments denied placement in Spring Grove?
21) Was there any controversy in placing a sphinx in the older section?
22) Was there any controversy in placing a pyramid in the older section?
23) How common is it to have the figure of a small child laying atop a stone?
24) Are there regular ghost sightings?
25) What does the future hold for Spring Grove?
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