Sedgwick Pie

The "Sedgwick Pie" is a late 18th century cemetery plot in Massachusetts, USA.

The graves of the others, who include in-laws, servants, and family pets, form concentric circles around the center, with the buried grouped by familial affiliation and laid to rest with their feet toward the center.

This contrasts with the orientation of the other graves in the cemetery, which (in classic fashion) face east, toward the rising sun, Jerusalem (with all its significance), and the hoped-for Resurrection.

[1] "The Pie" has become something of an attraction for those interested in unusual cemetery plots, grave tours, and the like.

The book is a discussion of the life and career of Edie Sedgwick, who, although a member of the family, is not buried there but in the small Oak Hill Cemetery in Ballard, California.