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Hunt's Tomb
Originally built for his wife, Hunt's tomb is the final resting place of Governor George W.P. Hunt, his wife, his daughter and his wife's family. Located in Papago Park, a municipal park in Phoenix, Arizona, this unique tomb can be seen from any point in the park. Sitting on top of a large hill, the tomb takes the shape of a white pyramid.Hunt was the successful first governor of[...]
Why Do We Place Shells on Tombstones?
Walk through any cemetery, old or new, in the world and you will find shells on tombstones or decorating the earth around them. Where did this practice come from?Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love and fertility her counterpart, the Roman goddess Venus. The myths say she was born from sea foam and then reached the shores of the earth in a sea shell. The shell was regarded by pagans[...]
For Nearly a Century Victim of Titanic Went Nameless
Days after the Titanic met a tragic end, Halifax respond immediately in recovering the bodies of the ill-fated passengers. For days, the city became a hub of mourning as cable ships ported the docks bringing with them hundreds of bodies recovered from the Atlantic - but among those people who had[...]
The Architecture of Death Through the Eyes of a Taphophile
Tombstone tourist, cemeterian, cemetery hunter, cemetery historian, military, genealogical, and even preservationist-gravers – whatever you want to call them, it’s a grave case of taphophilia and these taphophiles share one common interest... their interest; their fascination; their obsession[...]
The House of Life
Toppled, over-crowded, and crumbling are the wildly scattered tombstones in one of Europe’s oldest Jewish cemeteries.The Old Jewish Cemetery, in the Jewish Quarter, Prague, was established in the 15th century. The cemetery is called “Beth Chaim” or House of Life and is the second oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe (the oldest is in Worms, Germany). Along with the Old-New[...]
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