Cemeteries of San Diego

Images of America: California

by Seth Mallios, David M. Caterino

San Diego has a rich and unique cultural history that can be effectively told through the commemoration of its dead. Local cemeteries throughout the city reflect San Diego's multiethnic cultural dynamism and pinpoint marked shifts in power from Native American to Spanish to Mexican to American governance. They also reveal the current struggle for space in a burgeoning metropolis. Graveyards, with their individually detailed and hauntingly beautiful monuments, offer an unrivaled historic yet continuous glimpse at the essence of this diverse community. The story of San Diego's cemeteries is a telling narrative that offers remarkable insight into the evolution of "America's Finest City."

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 14, 2007

Reviews

[Sally N. Inglis]

This book was given to me by Rich Friedlen.

[Squeaky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of very interesting information, including maps and images, of cemetery in the San Diego City area. I wonder if there is one for the cemeteries in the county?