There is cemetery that's over 140 years old in Richmond, Va. In 1867, the women belonging to the Hollywood Memorial Association raised thousands of dollars to erect a monument to the confederate dead. The monument is a 90 foot pyramid made of layered bricks composed of granite found in the nearby James River. It looks similar to the Egyptian pyramids, but more slender and much shorter.
The Davis Memorial is situated in Mount Hope Cemetery on the outskirts of Hiawatha, Kan. In 1879, a man named John Milburn Davis moved to that area and found the love of his life, Sarah Hart. Over time, they gained prosperity in the farming industry, but sadly, Sarah passed away in 1930. Over the next several years, John spent the majority of his money on his wife's memorial: a giant marble canopy with 11 life-size statues and urns, each marked in different ways. The memorial has since become a main attraction in Hiawatha.
Ray Tse was just 15 years old when he died in 1981, a seemingly unlikely candidate for a massive and unusual memorial. Before he passed away, he made it clear to his family that he wanted to drive a Mercedes-Benz when he was old enough to get his license. His millionaire brother got him the car, but in an unusual form: Ray Tse's memorial tombstone is a 36-ton Mercedes-Benz replica with vanity plates on both the front and back of the "vehicle" that read his name.
Paul G. Lind, a fan of the Scrabble board game, rests at the Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery located in Portland, Ore. His headstone is a large, colorful replica of a Scrabble board. The words that were filled on the board pay tribute to his memory, and include phrases like "brother," "son," "fiance," "brave," "gentle," "sweet" and "genius."