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we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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Police discovered that similar damage was done at the neighboring Wilson County Memorial Gardens, including some broken gravestones, according to the D.A.'s office.
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Physically walking the property to search for depressions and gravestones yielded a possible site.
—Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The gravestone's destruction has sparked outrage in the community.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Participants will engage in cleaning, make basic repairs and level and straighten gravestones.
—Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 28 Sep. 2024
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Physically walking the property to search for depressions and gravestones yielded a possible site.
—Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The gravestone's destruction has sparked outrage in the community.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Participants will engage in cleaning, make basic repairs and level and straighten gravestones.
—Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravestone. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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gravestone
noun
grave·stone
ˈgrāv-ˌstōn 
: a burial monument
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