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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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After enduring years of thieves stealing headstones, the owner of a Compton cemetery decided to sell the property after a person stabbed her three dogs on Friday.
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Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The town of Red Ash was abandoned in the 1950s, and today, the island lies quietly as a part of West Virginia’s history, with just a handful of headstones remaining.
—Jordan Charbonneau, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Sifuentes said Moreno told her that the headstone was taking a while to arrive because the materials were not available.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
There were previously more headstones before a 1940s landowner had many of them hauled away into the swamp.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The town of Red Ash was abandoned in the 1950s, and today, the island lies quietly as a part of West Virginia’s history, with just a handful of headstones remaining.
—Jordan Charbonneau, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Sifuentes said Moreno told her that the headstone was taking a while to arrive because the materials were not available.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
There were previously more headstones before a 1940s landowner had many of them hauled away into the swamp.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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