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<blockquote data-quote="Dangerspouse" data-source="post: 726997" data-attributes="member: 46690"><p>I was surprised to discover, after 21 years of living here, that not 2 miles from my house there is a Revolutionary War-era burial ground. It's very small, perhaps 20 feet square, containing 6 headstones within a low stone border, and several other headstones just outside the border seemingly moved since first being erected. </p><p></p><p>I suspect I never saw this tiny gem because, even though it's just off the main road I drive almost every day and despite the fact that it is mere feet from the highway, there was up until recently a thick row of brush obscuring it. However a very large solar farm was just built immediately adjacent to it and that thicket was trimmed as part of the installation. And it's February, so there is no leaf cover on whatever is remaining. So it's finally visible.</p><p></p><p>This is just a snapshot, taken when I saw the medallion and realized what I was looking at:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]331929[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>These three headstones are just outside the rock border, obviously dug out and propped against the tree for some reason. A farmer clearing the land a hundred years ago? The installation of the solar panels? Who knows. The left and right headstones are a man and woman with the same surname, "Wood", so I assume they're husband and wife. I couldn't make out the date because of weathering. The center stone had no inscription - I think it may have been on the side facing the tree, but I didn't want to disturb it. I converted it to black and white for this week's photo challenge, and think it looks better for the conversion. But this is the original:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]331930[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>There's a larger cemetery in the town of Warwick, NY, just up the road. The plots here cover a wide range time and style-wise, from the late 18th century to...this very week. I haven't processed all my pics yet, and these aren't the best, but I do like them:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]331931[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>"<em>I Love You Forever</em>":</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]331932[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>The Red family portrait:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]331933[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>The '60's in a nutshell:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]331934[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>"<em>Welcome to the neighborhood</em>."</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]331935[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>And finally, the perfect location:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]331936[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>More to come....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dangerspouse, post: 726997, member: 46690"] I was surprised to discover, after 21 years of living here, that not 2 miles from my house there is a Revolutionary War-era burial ground. It's very small, perhaps 20 feet square, containing 6 headstones within a low stone border, and several other headstones just outside the border seemingly moved since first being erected. I suspect I never saw this tiny gem because, even though it's just off the main road I drive almost every day and despite the fact that it is mere feet from the highway, there was up until recently a thick row of brush obscuring it. However a very large solar farm was just built immediately adjacent to it and that thicket was trimmed as part of the installation. And it's February, so there is no leaf cover on whatever is remaining. So it's finally visible. This is just a snapshot, taken when I saw the medallion and realized what I was looking at: [ATTACH=CONFIG]331929._xfImport[/ATTACH] These three headstones are just outside the rock border, obviously dug out and propped against the tree for some reason. A farmer clearing the land a hundred years ago? The installation of the solar panels? Who knows. The left and right headstones are a man and woman with the same surname, "Wood", so I assume they're husband and wife. I couldn't make out the date because of weathering. The center stone had no inscription - I think it may have been on the side facing the tree, but I didn't want to disturb it. I converted it to black and white for this week's photo challenge, and think it looks better for the conversion. But this is the original: [ATTACH=CONFIG]331930._xfImport[/ATTACH] There's a larger cemetery in the town of Warwick, NY, just up the road. The plots here cover a wide range time and style-wise, from the late 18th century to...this very week. I haven't processed all my pics yet, and these aren't the best, but I do like them: [ATTACH=CONFIG]331931._xfImport[/ATTACH] . "[I]I Love You Forever[/I]": [ATTACH=CONFIG]331932._xfImport[/ATTACH] . The Red family portrait: [ATTACH=CONFIG]331933._xfImport[/ATTACH] . The '60's in a nutshell: [ATTACH=CONFIG]331934._xfImport[/ATTACH] . "[I]Welcome to the neighborhood[/I]." [ATTACH=CONFIG]331935._xfImport[/ATTACH] . And finally, the perfect location: [ATTACH=CONFIG]331936._xfImport[/ATTACH] . More to come.... [/QUOTE]
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