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Ann Arbor News, March 23, 1980
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CARVED IN STONE - '31, FEB. 1896' - a stone cutter's mistake 84 years ago on a marker in Bethel Church Cemetery near Manchester leaves a curious gap in the historical record.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 23, 1980
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FOREBEARS - Two stones in Forest Lawn cemetery mark the graves of Samuel W. Dexter, founder of the town that bears his name, and his wife Millicent.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 23, 1980
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BROKEN LIMBS - The tree-stump broken-limb type of marker, like this one in Dexter's Forest Lawn, according to Jones, often symbolized death at an early age, before its promise was fulfilled.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 23, 1980
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REST IN PEACE - This marker lies in an abandoned Catholic cemetery on Schneider Road off Pleasant Lake Road.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 23, 1980
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A MESSAGE - Ornate stones such as this one, Jones believes from his researches, are more often a reflection of the person's self-image than wealth.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 23, 1980
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HISTORY LIES HERE - The neat orderly rows of markers in well kept Bethel Church Cemetery above contrast with the remains of an abandoned cemetery not far away on Schneider Road, below.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 23, 1980
Caption:
HISTORY LIES HERE - The neat orderly rows of markers in well kept Bethel Church Cemetery above contrast with the remains of an abandoned cemetery not far away on Schneider Road below.