The OES visited Stonewall Cemetery on March 16, 2003. Also known as the Wilson Family Cemetery and the President's Burying Ground, this unique cemetery was founded in 1817. As early pioneers to Fairfield County, where the cemetery is located, Nathaniel Wilson and his son Gustin built the wall surrounding their family plot between 1838 and 1839. It was the only structure of its kind in the world, constructed with Blackhand sandstone and every angle hand-cut into the stone. The arch directly above the entrance is aligned with the north star, Polaris. Nathaniel Wilson III willed the cemetery to President James Monroe and all future Presidents, so Barack Obama is the current owner. The cemetery cannot be transferred to anyone else, even though no Presidents have ever been buried at the site. And of course with a cemetery like this, there is bound to be a legend. It is said that if one climbs atop the wall and walks around it thirteen times, the spirits will suck them into the circle. Perhaps, instead, you just get dizzy from walking in a circle thirteen times and fall in. Either way the cemetery was an interesting visit.

The engraving in the last picture stated the following: