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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

What Can You Read from a Tombstone

Record #:
3205
Abstract:
Knowledge of tombstone materials, symbols, and designs can reveal much about the deceased. For example, because there was no native stone in coastal Carolina, only the wealthy could afford to order a grave marker from New England prior to the 1830s.
Source:
Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Mar/Apr 1997, p11, il
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