Lynette Geitgey News Today

BITS AND PIECES: The little, hidden cemetery along Portage Road Ann Gasbarre Many people driving down Portage Road in Wooster today are unaware they’re passing a small, private burial ground that was deeded to President Franklin Pierce and “his successors in office forever ... for the use and purpose of a private burying ground.” Although no U.S. President ever chose to be buried there, many local residents refer to it as the “Presidents’ Cemetery.” Others call it the “Plank Cemet...