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The secret language of cemeteries
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The secret language of cemeteries

Chris Falk May 30, 2018February 27, 2021

Charlotte’s historic cemeteries have a lot to offer the living. The gravestones celebrate our history, and their carvings are a form of art, rich with beauty and mystery. It’s worth considering that, for humble 18th- and 19th-century farmers, these stones were likely the only available public art. 

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The grave subject of gravestones
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The grave subject of gravestones

Alice Outwater, Ph.D November 1, 2017March 5, 2021

When it comes to gravestones, there are as many choices as there are individuals. Some people are adamant about their ashes being spread from a mountain top, on the water, in the forest or over their garden. We will limit this column, however, to traditional burials in a cemetery with a gravestone.

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