Cemetery pics, Cape Cod, part three.

[valis2]

Okay, now these are my favorites. This cemetery was fantastic. It was the Old Town Cemetery, which was in Sandwich (which claims it is the oldest town in New England), and it was on a hillside next to a river, and had lots of trees and atmosphere and was just gorgeous. It had some of the coolest stones. I had to turn up the contrast on some of the photos so you can see the text.

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As soon as I walked in, I was entranced. This pic is very near the entrance:



A little further in. I love the sun-dappled grass.

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The view of the river:

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Some memorable stones. Oldest first (this is a reproduction, though, the original must not have survived):



This one cracked me up because it says the amiable and virtuous widow.



This one was also fascinating, because it says: He was a vertious righteous & merciful man, and a great friend to Indians, and it's absolutely beautiful.

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These are probably my favorite two pics of all of the cemetery pics I took in Cape Cod:



(Willow design, of course)

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Two more wonderful old stones:

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And one last unusual stone--these gravestones were usually done for people who were important in some way:

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[valis2.livejournal.com]

hee! Isn't that awesome?! I mean, wow. Today he'd have women lined up around the block. All that, and a friend to Indians, too? Sounds like a keeper.