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I took this photo at the same cemetary in Salem, Massachusetts that the supposed witches are buried at in January 2003. It's kind of hard to tell what it says so here it is:
HERE LYETH BURIED
Y BODY OF
MR TIMOTHY LINDALL
AGED 66 YEARS
& 7 M DECEASED
JANUARY 6
1696
HERE LYETH BURIED
Y BODY OF
MR TIMOTHY LINDALL
AGED 66 YEARS
& 7 M DECEASED
JANUARY 6
1696
Image size
1024x768px 211.81 KB
Make
SONY
Model
CYBERSHOT
Shutter Speed
10/800 second
Aperture
F/3.9
Focal Length
19 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Jan 1, 2003, 2:58:29 PM
© 2004 - 2024 Squire-the-Panda
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It sure has held up well over the centuries.
It seems the earlier a gravemarker or mausoleum was produced, the more impressive it is.
Im guessing that's a slate facing over limestone or possibly mortar. The oldest headstones I've ever seen were in a Charleston, SC churchyard. They were from the 1730s or 40s, slate, and had similar stylistic elements to this one.
That's really great artistry when one considers that in puritan New England back in the late 17th century they probably had a very small pool of artistically skilled stonemasons.
It seems the earlier a gravemarker or mausoleum was produced, the more impressive it is.
Im guessing that's a slate facing over limestone or possibly mortar. The oldest headstones I've ever seen were in a Charleston, SC churchyard. They were from the 1730s or 40s, slate, and had similar stylistic elements to this one.
That's really great artistry when one considers that in puritan New England back in the late 17th century they probably had a very small pool of artistically skilled stonemasons.