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Maple Hill Cemetery’s new scatter garden project moves forward
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The City of Huntsville has approved an engineering contract for a scatter garden at Huntsville’s Maple Hill Cemetery.
The $19,080 engineering services contract with Schoel Engineering Company will expand memorial spaces within the historic Maple Hill Cemetery and become the first scatter garden in a City‑owned cemetery.
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What is the scatter garden at Maple Hill?
The Maple Hill scatter garden will be a place where families can respectfully scatter cremated remains of a loved one. The contract for this project includes design services, surveying and construction administration and is expected to take about one year.
“We want families to feel comforted here, knowing they have a beautiful, intentional location for scattering cremains and gathering in moments that matter.”
Tara Sloan, Director of Cemeteries
The 81-acre cemetery was established on just two-acres in 1818 and is not only the oldest cemetery in Alabama, but is also currently the largest.
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