Richard Atwood 1801

headstone

In Memory of
RICHARD ATWOOD
died April 8th 1801
in the 60th Year
Of his Age

Here I lie buried in the dust
Hopeing to rise among the just

footstone
Richard Atwood
1801

LOCATION - No. SE 93 on EHS 1976 survey map
MATERIAL - slate
HEADSTONE - 17" W, 20" H, 2" D
FOOTSTONE - 10" W, 10" H, 1" D
CONDITION - diagonal cracks in headstone
COMMENTS - Headstone back and edges encased in resin bonded fiberglass applied about 1977. Footstone cleaned and reset July 2001. Headstone cleaned October 2004. In November 2007 the headstone was excavated and the fiberglass backing was removed. Broken pieces were bonded in place with epoxy adhesive. Mortar was applied to fill all cracks and voids in the front and back. The stone was cleaned and reset.


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