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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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There have been no other reports of vandalism or missing headstones at other cemeteries in Newburyport.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
Even so, last year, the city of Hartford picked up the tab for $150,000 in maintenance that covered cutting down dead trees that posed a safety hazard; hauling away illegally dumped items and removing of overgrowth and mowing around hundreds of headstones and monuments.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Tucker has since established a GoFundMe to raise money for the toddler's headstone.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 5 July 2025
Former University of Louisville men's basketball coach Denny Crum's grave is nearing completion, with the headstone and marker now installed.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
Even so, last year, the city of Hartford picked up the tab for $150,000 in maintenance that covered cutting down dead trees that posed a safety hazard; hauling away illegally dumped items and removing of overgrowth and mowing around hundreds of headstones and monuments.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Tucker has since established a GoFundMe to raise money for the toddler's headstone.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 5 July 2025
Former University of Louisville men's basketball coach Denny Crum's grave is nearing completion, with the headstone and marker now installed.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 6 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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