as in tombstone
a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased
many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.
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Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The sheriff's office said the Draeger-Lagendorf Funeral Home even donated a headstone.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Inside, several headstones commemorate the lives of some of the early settlers of the region.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
Small headstones bearing a single, telling date are decorated with toys and stuffed animals.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
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Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The sheriff's office said the Draeger-Lagendorf Funeral Home even donated a headstone.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Inside, several headstones commemorate the lives of some of the early settlers of the region.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
Small headstones bearing a single, telling date are decorated with toys and stuffed animals.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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