Grave Hunting

Grave hunting was such a fun and thrilling adventure! The other night our class went to visit two different graveyards, Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul, on 126 Coming St. and St. Patrick Catholic Church, on 134 St. Philip St. We were asked to take 10 pictures of different gravestones and describe them. So here we go!

Government-issued Headstone

While walking through the spooky graveyards I came across many different gravestones, all had their own unique style. The first one I came across was a War Veterans grave. His name was Carl Wohlfeil and he died October 22nd, 1992. This grave was a standard headstone, but the reason it is so special is that it is a government issued gravestone. A headstone is just one slab that sits upright.

Cradle or bedstead

The second grave was very deteriorated, therefore I could not make out the writing on it. The type of grave is very unique, it is called a cradle or bedstead. It is usually used for young children, but also used for adults. It symbolizes a cradle that young children or babies sleep in.

Box Tomb

The third grave is a box tomb grave. I also was not able to read the writing on it because of the deterioration. These graves are usually an empty box because the body gets buried beneath it rather than in it.

Obelisk

The fourth grave I discovered is an Obelisk. I could not make out the writing on this either. This grave was popularized by romantic taste. Obelisks can range from massive to smaller structures. This grave would be considered one of the smaller structures. As you can see it has three parts to it, the pillar on top and two different slabs underneath.a

Ledger Stone

The fifth grave I encountered was a ledger stone. This grave was cracked and had a weird black substance all over it, therefore I could not make out the writing. These are large slabs that people are usually buried under. Sometimes these graves include a monument, but this one does not.

Die on Socket

The sixth grave is a die on socket has two pieces that are connected by steel rods. This grave is very hard to read as well, but the first name is Edward and he died October 1885. Die of sockets are very common in graveyards as well.

Bevel

The seventh grave is a Bevel. These are small grave markers that are very common nowadays due to the easy clean up around the graves. There usually isn't much room for writing on these graves. This grave marker shows the writing very well. This man's name was Lawerance H. Moseley who died on January 29th, 2003.

Mausoleum

The eighth grave is a Mausoleum which is one of the biggest graves you can see. Mausoleums are so big that people can walk into them. This mausoleum did not seem to have a name on it anywhere.

Cross Grave

The ninth grave I came across is a Cross grave. This grave is interesting because the cross in on top of a pedestal. There was no writing found on this grave.

Pedestal

The last grave I came to was a pedestal. This picture was taken from the back of the grave, so I'm unable to provide any information about it. A pedestal is usually a very thick structure elevated off the ground by a stone slab.