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Home > Connecticut River Valley Cemeteries > Old Burying Ground - aka Mechanic Street Cemetery (1669)
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The Yankee stereotype of using every bit of space shows itself on this stone. Notice the words continuing on the next line, with no consideration of rules or ease of reading. The carver just kept going until he ran out of room, and then went on to the following line. As the 1700s went on, death's head carvings began to show feathered wings.
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