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Burial Lots for Charity
As industrialization and urban centers expanded in the 19th Century, the traditional extended family infrastructure degraded. In urban settings,…
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Bangor Maine's Pastoral Cemetery
In 1834, the Bangor Horticultural Society was formed to purchase half of Joseph Treat's 100-acre lot on the outskirts of...
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Amanda Skofield Memorial
Amanda Melvina Harris Gilpatrick Skofield was born February 9, 1837 in Weston, Maine, in Aroostook County.Between December 1859 and July 1882, Amanda…
Grave site of U.S. Vice President Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was the 15th Vice President of the United States (1861-1865), serving under President Abraham Lincoln…
Floral Ornament Gravestone of Annie French
This unique gravestone was designed by Annie French and patented November 16, 1875 (U.S. Pat. No. 169,898). The patent describes: "Fadeless…