Little Egypt Burial Mound
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Little Egypt Burial Mound

Also known as Gleeson Family Burial Site

Walton Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

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  • Get directions Dunham Rd.
    Walton Hills, Ohio, USA
    Coordinates: 41.37244, -81.57829
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From the early 1800's through 1950, the south-west section of Bedford Township was called Little Egypt. A cluster of several houses, a school, mills, an inn and two taverns formed the nucleus of the community. Little Egypt got its name from a nearby mound that was a visible landmark on the eastern hillside of present day Dunham Road, opposite the Astorhurst Golf Course Driving Range. Early settlers probably thought the mound resembled the shape of an Egyptian pyramid. They called the mound Egypt Mound and their community Little Egypt.
Many residents in this cemetery were re-interred in the Bedford cemetery.
From the early 1800's through 1950, the south-west section of Bedford Township was called Little Egypt. A cluster of several houses, a school, mills, an inn and two taverns formed the nucleus of the community. Little Egypt got its name from a nearby mound that was a visible landmark on the eastern hillside of present day Dunham Road, opposite the Astorhurst Golf Course Driving Range. Early settlers probably thought the mound resembled the shape of an Egyptian pyramid. They called the mound Egypt Mound and their community Little Egypt.
Many residents in this cemetery were re-interred in the Bedford cemetery.

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