Woodmen of the World - Columbia Cemetery - Boulder, CO
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Big B Bob
N 40° 00.452 W 105° 17.005
13T E 475809 N 4428631
A small stump in a small cemetery in a small town.
Waymark Code: WM3V80
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2008
Views: 32
When Joseph Cullen Root founded Woodmen of the World more than 100 years ago, one of his objectives was to provide a decent burial for all members.
Woodmen gravestones vary greatly in size and shape. Some resemble a tree stump, others a stack of cut wood. There are elaborate hand-carved monuments, simple stone markers and stake-type markers driven into the ground.
This one is quite small, (about 4 feet tall) and is monument to a young man who died at the age of 13. There is what looks like a kitten or small cat on top of the marker. At first I thought it was a prairie dog, which would be fitting for the area.
Was the inscription legible?: Yes
Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery
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