The Past Comes Tto Life In The Old Logan Cemetery

Online, October 16, 2012 (Newswire.com) - What do a mayor, NASA, a postmistress and an Irish canal supervisor have in common? Logan, Ohio's 3rd Annual Tombstone Travels can answer that question. On October 27, 2012 Logan Town Center, along with community volunteer actors and docents, will tell these stories and more as the Old Logan Cemetery comes to life once again.

Logan's founding fathers and mothers are laid to rest in the community's first cemetery, which is also home to the town's oldest tree. Gifted storyteller, Rick Webb, will once again take on the tree's character, sharing compelling tales as "The Tree That Talks." And Webb's character has seen a lot over it's 600-year lifespan.

Just a few highlights include: The story of Apollo 7 astronaut Don Eisele's great-grandfather, a stone mason in Logan's early days whose handiwork endures in some of the grave stones in the Old Logan Cemetery. Ida Steinman became Hocking County's first postmistress in 1922, a post rarely held by a woman anywhere in the country at that time. Other members of Ida's family were also trailblazers in Logan's history. The Hocking Canal winds through the history of Logan and the entire region. Irishman Dennis McCarthy was the Canal supervisor and will have plenty of great stories to tell. Appropriately, the first Mayor of Logan, Charles James, will be portrayed by the current Logan Mayor, Martin Irvine. Docents will share interesting facts as they lead tour goers from grave to grave as history comes to life.

Tours depart at 3, 5 and 7 p.m. from the Logan Central Elementary parking lot (located across the street from the cemetery), 445 N. Market Street, Logan, OH. Tickets are $10 and go on sale October 1 at the Hocking Hills Regional Welcome Center, 13178 State Route 664 S., Logan or by calling (740) 385-2750. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Tombstone Tour. Parking is free and refreshments will be served prior to each tour.

The event is sponsored by Logan Town Center, a non-profit organization committed to the economic and cultural vitality of Logan's original town center. Tombstone Travels is made possible through partnerships with The Bowen House, Hocking County Children's Chorus, Hocking County Historical Society, Hocking Hills Tourism Association, The City of Logan and Logan-Hocking School District.

For additional information and photos contact Karen Raymore at (740) 385-2750 or [email protected]

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