headstone
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Second, a granite headstone, measuring six feet by three feet, will be erected.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
Other notable artifacts connected to St. Eustatius are a headstone from its Jewish cemetery, commemorating a merchant’s wife, and a Hanukkah lamp from Amsterdam that was eventually carried to St. Thomas by Jewish exiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
A fundraiser to repair the headstone amassed more than £23,000.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
Not included: “A headstone or any other permanent memorial,” the site adds.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025
Jus reads the words on Manny’s headstone: I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
The “expat graveyard” is filled with headstones of people who boldly declared, “We love it here. We’re never leaving.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
Beneath moss-covered cinder blocks, dilapidated stone markers, and a handful of headstones, more than 200 children who died in state custody between the 1870s and 1930s are buried.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
The Commonwealth War Grave Commission cleared the site of all headstones after many had been vandalised or fallen into disrepair.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Shortly after, he said, he noticed the headstones missing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
The headstones are glowing with the last of the sun, and I see a glint of something shiny resting on Grandpa’s.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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