Description

CEM 371-Rev_glenwood_cemetery

Street Address:        South Side 4th Concession Road, East of Brock Road Location:               Lot 9, Concession 3, West Flamborough Township

Type of Cemetery: Religious (United), Family (Dunkin, Binkley/Bamberger) Responsible Agency: Glenwood Board of Trustees

Status for Burials: Open for Burials          Plot Plan: None

Size:         Small, 64 monuments

Fencing: Wire fencing with open sections Monument Types:      Flat, upright and column Monuments of: Marble and granite

Date of Opening: 1859

History:

Originally used by the Dunkin family as early as 1859 for the burial of Rachel Dunkin, the cemetery now known as Glenwood originally consisted of three separate burial grounds – the Dunkin Family Plot, the Binkley/Bamberger Plot and a Methodist Episcopal Cemetery. The Binkley/Bamberger plot was purchased from Thomas Dunkin in 1863 and the church plot was purchased in 1871, forming one unified burial ground.

The original Glenwood Church was destroyed by fire in 1912, rebuilt, and damaged by a second fire in 1971, when the building was demolished. Administration and care of the cemetery is by the Glenwood Cemetery Board, a privately operated community group which has been responsible since the loss of the church.