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Rider Cemetery

Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA – *No GPS coordinates

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Rider Cemetery in Salisbury is located on water-front property in one of the most exclusive areas in Salisbury; it borders on Tony Tank Lake.

The front of the cemetery has a boxwood hedge with an opening that looks like it might have had a gate at one time.

The actual cemetery is surrounded by a brick walkway laid out in a herring-bone pattern. Each tombstone has a bronze plaque on the back with the person's name and vital dates. Outside the brick walkway is a flagstone/cement slab walk that goes down to two landings (one medium size, one small) right on the lake; a good place for a picnic.

There is also a path to a brick and wood gazebo with benches. This cemetery has been in the local news recently.

The previous owner set up a trust fund with a bank in Baltimore City for perpetual care of the cemetery. The bank said it was too far away from the cemetery to look after and wanted to 'transplant' the tombs to Parsons' Cemetery.

Local outcry has prevented this from happening.

This cemetery is also noted for its connection to Odgen Nash; his wife's relatives are buried there.
















Rider Cemetery in Salisbury is located on water-front property in one of the most exclusive areas in Salisbury; it borders on Tony Tank Lake.

The front of the cemetery has a boxwood hedge with an opening that looks like it might have had a gate at one time.

The actual cemetery is surrounded by a brick walkway laid out in a herring-bone pattern. Each tombstone has a bronze plaque on the back with the person's name and vital dates. Outside the brick walkway is a flagstone/cement slab walk that goes down to two landings (one medium size, one small) right on the lake; a good place for a picnic.

There is also a path to a brick and wood gazebo with benches. This cemetery has been in the local news recently.

The previous owner set up a trust fund with a bank in Baltimore City for perpetual care of the cemetery. The bank said it was too far away from the cemetery to look after and wanted to 'transplant' the tombs to Parsons' Cemetery.

Local outcry has prevented this from happening.

This cemetery is also noted for its connection to Odgen Nash; his wife's relatives are buried there.















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