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| | | Re: Of Grave Concern < Reply # 161 on 5/10/2019 2:31 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by blackhawk
What is the structure in the background? That's pretty wild.
| "This famed 90-foot pyramid stands as a monument to the 18,000 Confederate soldiers buried in Hollywood Cemetery. Made entirely from large blocks of James River granite, the pyramid was created through the efforts of the women of the Hollywood Memorial Association who tended the graves of the Confederate dead after the Civil War. They worked together to raise over $18,000 and commissioned the help of engineer Charles Henry Dimmock to design the pyramid. It took a year to build the monument which stands overlooking the Soldiers' Section of the cemetery. The cornerstone was laid on December 3, 1868 and it was dedicated on November 8, 1869." [1]
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| | | | Re: Of Grave Concern < Reply # 165 on 6/13/2019 2:50 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Mr. Bitey
Yup - I see them here in Wisconsin too. I wouldn't call it common, but I see them often enough. Both around single graves, and family plots. Usually wrought iron fence or chains. Not sure why, but the chains creep me out... These 2 both mark family plots, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Glenbeulah WI. I am sure I have more, including single plots, but I didn't spend much time looking into the "archives"...
| Pretty common 80+ years ago. Not every grave common but I've seen dozens, hundreds of them. Wrought iron is bulky and heavy so that may be one reason they're not as prevalent in some remote areas. The wrought iron tends to hold up fairly well. https://blogs.miss...-hillary-kummer-2/ And this odd history... "Cold iron" is historically believed to repel, contain, or harm ghosts, fairies, witches, and other malevolent supernatural creatures. This belief continued into later superstitions in a number of forms: Surrounding a cemetery with an iron fence was thought to contain the souls of the dead. https://en.m.wikip...folklore#Cold_iron
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| Watcher
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| | | Re: Of Grave Concern < Reply # 173 on 11/12/2019 8:24 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | 1. Not sure what this symbolizes but it is cool 2. Notice the interesting variety of foot stones - including a cavalry hat in one case 3. Well... yeah... 4. Denuded tree trunk symbolizes brevity of life This grave marker also has a bilingual bonus 5. Fisheye lens makes for interesting cemetery photography 6. Revolutionary War hero Benjamin Tennille
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| | | | Re: Of Grave Concern < Reply # 179 on 1/27/2020 5:13 AM > | Reply with Quote
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