Huntsville History Comes Alive

Part 6: Olde Town Brass, Dr. Burritt, Leroy Pope, John Williams Walker

More of this Feature • Part I:Cemetery Stroll • Part 2:Leroy Pope Walker/others • Part 3: Mollie Teal/etc. • Part 4: Thomas Freeman/more • Part 5: Clement Comer Clay and others • Part 6: Dr. Burritt, Leroy Pope, more • Part 7:Gypsy Queen/others • Part 8: Howard Weeden/Tullulah/more Join the Discussion "Whether its food, talk, or traditions, there are certain things that only a true Southerner knows or understands about the Old South." Huntsville Related Resources •Maple Hill Cemetery •Dogwoods in Maple Hill •Genealogy Research in the Cemetery •TimePiece From Other Guides • Social Studies for Kids •Cemeteries •Hollywood Cemeteries Elsewhere on the Web • Cemetery History & Preservation •Cemetery Junction •Cemetery Records Online

Leroy Pope (1764-1845) showed here by Rankin Sneed, was considered the "Father of Huntsville." He was a lawyer, planter, and pioneer settler in Huntsville.

John Williams Walker (1783-1823) is portrayed by Patrick Nelson. Walker was a lawyer and U.S. Congressman and President of the convention that framed the Alabama Constitution in 1819.

Marty Siebert helped to make Dr. William H. Burritt (1869-1955) come alive. Dr. Burritt was a Huntsville physician who bequeathed this home on Monte Sano to the city of Huntsville to become the first museum in Huntsville. Dr. Burritt's ashes are buried in the mausoleum.

Olde Town Brass were on hand at the Cemetery Stroll to add their music to the occasion.

All photos © 2001 Jean Brandau, licensed to About.com.

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