headstone
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A few pens have been left on the headstone, which has been replaced at least once; generations of fans have attempted to obliterate “Hughes.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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
Roper says a local pub landlord raised money for the headstone and chose the words to place on it: "It's quite... poignant that those words were chosen because it was some mother's son."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Not included: “A headstone or any other permanent memorial,” the site adds.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025
“How much would a headstone be?” he asked Miss Borrows.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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