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Image for Standing Angel (Orthwein) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis, MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtStanding Angel (Orthwein) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis, MO

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This is a family marker, and is surrounded with many small stones

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 11/08/2021

last visited: never

Image for Hope (O'Fallon) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtHope (O'Fallon) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MO

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This 53 foot column with a 15 foot statue on top is for a man who was once the riches man in St. Louis. His title of Colonel was self given, he actually left the army with the Rank of Captain. O'Fallon, Missouri and Illinois are named after him.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 12/22/2022

last visited: never

Image for Male & Female Statues (Busch) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis, MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtMale & Female Statues (Busch) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis, MO

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On the front of the mausoleum are these statues, unidentified. A beer baron, the gates and front with frieze works, and relief arts design of flowers of the hops and barley plants and angels.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 03/07/2023

last visited: never

Image for Steamboat Captain (Sellers) - St. Louis, MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtSteamboat Captain (Sellers) - St. Louis, MO

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First person to used the term "Mark Twain" and how Samuel Clemens adopted his pseudonym.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 12/06/2021

last visited: never

Image for Egyptian Sarcophagus (Bridges) - St. Louis, MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtEgyptian Sarcophagus (Bridges) - St. Louis, MO

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High on one of the highest points in cemetery looking down Broadway.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 01/18/2022

last visited: never

Image for Disassembled Napoleonic Cannon (Mason) - St. Louis, MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtDisassembled Napoleonic Cannon (Mason) - St. Louis, MO

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Brigadier General Richard B. Mason was the first military and civil governor of California. He died at Jefferson Barracks while he was the commanding officer there. After his death, his widow married Major General Don Carlos Buell.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 11/10/2021

last visited: never

Image for Sphinx Statues and Snake Reliefs  (Tate) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtSphinx Statues and Snake Reliefs (Tate) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MO

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Egyptian Revival mausoleum, for leader in the Theater business in the early 20 century.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 01/12/2022

last visited: never

Image for The Girl in The Box (Luyties) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtThe Girl in The Box (Luyties) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MO

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is highly artistic tombstone is known locally as "The Girl In the Box"

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 01/10/2022

last visited: never

Image for William Clark Memorial - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtWilliam Clark Memorial - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MO

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The state of Mr. Clark, along with the buffalo and lion heads, and the artistic display of granite.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 11/08/2021

last visited: never

Image for Two Doves on a Font (Portell) - Weldon Spring, MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtTwo Doves on a Font (Portell) - Weldon Spring, MO

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Unique tombstone in the Emmanuel United Church of Christ Cemetery.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 11/20/2022

last visited: never

Image for World War I Soldier (Bowman) - Weldon Spring, MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtWorld War I Soldier (Bowman) - Weldon Spring, MO

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You may not of heard of him, but he was the very last man (U.S.) killed in World War I

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 10/22/2021

last visited: never

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Funerary ArtWeeping Angel (Basile) - Lake St. Louis, MO USA

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This tombstone is in a cemetery created in 1975 as the "Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Cemetery", now called "Catholic Cemetery of Our Lady"

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 04/27/2023

last visited: never

Image for Mother Jones Monument (Jones) - Mount Olive, ILview gallery

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Funerary ArtMother Jones Monument (Jones) - Mount Olive, IL

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"Chicago, November 19, 1923. A Special Request to the Miners of Mt. Olive, Illinois: When the last call comes for me to take my final rest, will the Miners see that I get a resting in the same clay that shelters the miners...." Mother Jones

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Illinois

date approved: 10/28/2021

last visited: 05/21/2023

Image for Angel and Cross  (McMahill) - Elsberry, MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtAngel and Cross (McMahill) - Elsberry, MO

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Family plot marker. Returned to Elsberry on a sunny day.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 06/09/2022

last visited: never

Image for Man's Statue (Morfoot) - near Carrollton, ILview gallery

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Funerary ArtMan's Statue (Morfoot) - near Carrollton, IL

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One of the Original Settlers in Greene County.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Illinois

date approved: 12/18/2021

last visited: never

Image for Winged Figure on High Column (Lovejoy) - Alton, ILview gallery

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Funerary ArtWinged Figure on High Column (Lovejoy) - Alton, IL

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Murdered by mobs, man was a renown newspaper editor.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Illinois

date approved: 02/08/2022

last visited: never

Image for Weeping Willow (Sanders) - Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery - Warren County, MOview gallery

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Funerary ArtWeeping Willow (Sanders) - Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery - Warren County, MO

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Small but seemingly unique.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.

location: Missouri

date approved: 06/25/2022

last visited: never

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