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The rural garden Spring Grove Cemetery at Cincinnati, Ohio, has a sculpture by artist Robert Koepnick of Dayton, Ohio, dedicated to Johnny Appleseed. The sculpture, dedicated in 1968, is placed in the middle of a stone circle with Johnny in … Continue reading →

The Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Southern California is one of those landscaped cemeteries that has art for art’s sake on the grounds. One of the works is a replica sculpture of Antonio Canova’s Psyche Revived by Eros’ Kiss, created in … Continue reading →

Many rural garden cemeteries not only have gravestones, monuments, and tombs that are works of art, but also have sculptures that are freestanding and not commemorating someone deceased. Crown Hill Cemetery at Indianapolis, the largest cemetery in the state of … Continue reading →

Many rural garden cemeteries not only have gravestones, monuments, and tombs that are works of art, but also have sculptures that are freestanding and not commemorating someone deceased. In the Lexington Cemetery at Lexington, Kentucky, sculptures add to the park-like … Continue reading →

The tumulus is a mound form of burial that dates back to prehistoric peoples 4,ooo to 5,ooo years B.C.  Examples can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.  There are many examples in the United States from Maine to Georgia … Continue reading →

OUR FATHER AND MOTHER — JOHN WESLEY HUNT BORN AUGUST 1773. DIED AUGUST 21st 1849. — CATHERINE HUNT BORN FEBRUARY 1777. DIED OCTOBER 17th 1835. — THEIR CHILDREN SLEEP AROUND The towering gothic John Wesley and Catherine Hunt monument in … Continue reading →

THIS MONUMENT ERECTED BY THE SURVIVORS TO THEIR DECEASED PARENTS BROTHERS AND SISTERS The memory of the just is blessed. Prov. 10 – 7. WILLIAM McKEE DIED IN ABINGDON, V. MAY 12st 1833. AGED 50 YEARS PHEBE ELIZA WIFE OF … Continue reading →

The monument in the St. Raphael Church Cemetery, at Dubois, Indiana, has atop it a young female figure. Her head is bent forward, she is looking down in reflection and sorrow, while she is holding a rose bloom in one hand … Continue reading →

NANCY HANKS LINCOLN Mother of President LINCOLN DIED Oct. 5, A.D. 1818 Aged 35 years Erected by a friend of her martyred Son 1879 Nancy Hanks Lincoln was born on February 5, 1784 in Campbell County Virginia, and died October … Continue reading →