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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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The slate, granite and marble headstones were shinier, with English letters and Chinese characters.
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Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Johnson knew of the cemetery and recalls going to the park to occasionally read headstones.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Likely, believes Feldman, who, in 2007, bought headstones for both.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
For generations, his grave has been marked by an erroneous headstone with a Latin cross, not a Star of David, something Eiferman learned only recently.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Johnson knew of the cemetery and recalls going to the park to occasionally read headstones.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Likely, believes Feldman, who, in 2007, bought headstones for both.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
For generations, his grave has been marked by an erroneous headstone with a Latin cross, not a Star of David, something Eiferman learned only recently.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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