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mulsh

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11. Mountian View Cemetary in Oakland, Ca has quite a few similar headstones.

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 11:51 PM

May 2012

They are mostly in the oldest section on the hill side behind "Millionaire's Row" facing Clarewood Drive. They mark Woodmen of the World graves, most were interned around the same time as the one in the photo. If you enter Clarewood Drive in Google Maps you can see the view of that part of the cemetery from the street, & my old grammar school too.

there are also a hand full of the same kind of markers inn the section opposite the Meese family plot (Yes, Edwin Meese's famly)

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Ever seen a headstone like this one? [View all] NNN0LHI May 2012 OP

That person was ahead of his/her time! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1

Had a dark and gloomy day here today which meant no fishing so I went to the cemetery instead NNN0LHI May 2012 #4

That person COULD have been a logger too. /nt TheMadMonk May 2012 #9

It looks like it could be a Modern Woodmen of America headstone Art_from_Ark May 2012 #2

Thank you very much for that NNN0LHI May 2012 #3

There's one of those in the old East TX cemetary where Donna's family is buried. hobbit709 May 2012 #6

"Theme" memorials were a thing in the late 19th & early 20th century baldguy May 2012 #5

We have a cemetary with several in my town. Curmudgeoness May 2012 #7

Woodmen of the World Xipe Totec May 2012 #8

Beat me to it....I've seen those in SC. Not many, though. nt raccoon May 2012 #13

I have seen those in Pennsylvania. femmocrat May 2012 #10

Mountian View Cemetary in Oakland, Ca has quite a few similar headstones. mulsh May 2012 #11

With the asshole under the fork I thought MFM might have ordered ahead. HopeHoops May 2012 #12

There are several in the cemetery BillStein May 2012 #14

Sonny Bono? Bake May 2012 #15

Yep, I've seen similar ones. geardaddy May 2012 #16

Frank "Stumpy" Ford was THE Champeen Mumbletypeg player of the 19th Century. MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #17

I've seen a cabin in the old Denver pioneer cemetery. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #18