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The Oldest Tombstone In The U.S. Didn't Originate From America
the oldest tombstone in the US screamed luxury at a time when most colonists were lucky to get a wooden cross. Pedigree Jamestown was founded in 1607 Stone Moved In 1640, the stone was moved and ...
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Microfossils in America's oldest tombstone offer clues in mystery of the first English settlement
The oldest known surviving tombstone in the United States ... But the extra effort to cross the Atlantic for the stone does highlight the societal status of the person to whom it belonged, she ...