Record #:

20359

Author(s):

Abernethy, Edgar

Abstract:

Inscription on ancient tombstones were of an entirely different type 150 years ago from what they are today. Study of these old monuments not only gives an insight into the way our ancestors thought and felt, but every now and then an oddity of some sort turns up which is interesting in itself. One of the largest of the old cemeteries is that of Steele Creek Presbyterian Church in Mecklenburg County. It covers four acres and the oldest marker dates back to 1760.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 36, Feb 1945, p3-4, 22, il

Subject(s):

Sepulchral monuments