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Philadelphia's Laurel Hill is one of the nation’s oldest garden cemeteries. Notable grave markers include the William Warner family monument designed by sculptor Alexander Calder. It shows the Angel of Death opening a sarcophagus to release the soul trapped inside.
Philadelphia's Laurel Hill is one of the nation’s oldest garden cemeteries. Notable grave markers include the William Warner family monument designed by sculptor Alexander Calder. It shows the Angel of Death opening a sarcophagus to release the soul trapped inside.
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Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland stands out for its architecture.
Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland stands out for its architecture.
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A towering mausoleum honors assassinated President James Garfield, while elsewhere, a chapel features a window designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
A towering mausoleum honors assassinated President James Garfield, while elsewhere, a chapel features a window designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
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Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, Calif., grew as neighboring San Francisco began to close its cemeteries and moved burials to the city’s outskirts.
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, Calif., grew as neighboring San Francisco began to close its cemeteries and moved burials to the city’s outskirts.
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The cemetery runs a regular tour schedule, including a nighttime visit, and themed walks devoted to memorial angels and gardens.
The cemetery runs a regular tour schedule, including a nighttime visit, and themed walks devoted to memorial angels and gardens.
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Saint Philomena Catholic Churchyard in Molokai, Hawaii, once served a leper colony, where sick native Hawaiians were left to die.
Saint Philomena Catholic Churchyard in Molokai, Hawaii, once served a leper colony, where sick native Hawaiians were left to die.
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several thousand graves are found around the area, which is now part of Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
several thousand graves are found around the area, which is now part of Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
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Visitors come to pay their respects to former Kentucky residents like Col. Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.
Visitors come to pay their respects to former Kentucky residents like Col. Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.
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Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass., helped launch a national movement to build city parks.
Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass., helped launch a national movement to build city parks.
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If the names on tombstones at the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Tarrytown, N.Y., look familiar, it’s not your imagination.
If the names on tombstones at the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Tarrytown, N.Y., look familiar, it’s not your imagination.
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Author Washington Irving set his book "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" here and took names of characters from the cemetery.
Author Washington Irving set his book "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" here and took names of characters from the cemetery.
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Mormon history is preserved at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Mormon history is preserved at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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Early leaders of the Mormon Church are buried here, and markers note the graves of settlers who trekked from Illinois, seeking a promised land in the American West.
Early leaders of the Mormon Church are buried here, and markers note the graves of settlers who trekked from Illinois, seeking a promised land in the American West.
Loren Rhoads
Two U.S. presidents, James Monroe and John Tyler, are buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va.
Two U.S. presidents, James Monroe and John Tyler, are buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va.
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It also holds thousands of Confederate soldiers, who are memorialized with a pyramid monument.
It also holds thousands of Confederate soldiers, who are memorialized with a pyramid monument.
Carol Highsmith, Library Of Congress
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