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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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The largest oak tree at Austin's first Black cemetery lay toppled over several headstones on Thursday morning.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Four neon-orange stakes marked off a rectangle in front of a headstone.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Long Island National Cemetery, New York Just an hour outside New York City, this cemetery stretches as far as the eye can see – an ocean of headstones that reminds you how many have served.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
There have been no other reports of vandalism or missing headstones at other cemeteries in Newburyport.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Four neon-orange stakes marked off a rectangle in front of a headstone.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Long Island National Cemetery, New York Just an hour outside New York City, this cemetery stretches as far as the eye can see – an ocean of headstones that reminds you how many have served.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
There have been no other reports of vandalism or missing headstones at other cemeteries in Newburyport.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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