I've wandered a cemetery or two in my time. I've seen the old carvings here and there. I saw these from the road as I drove by and had to stop. Most are from the 1870-1890's. Flowers mean beauty, a wreath is victory in death. A tree or weeping willow is for earthly sorrow. The shaking hands mean farewell. The pointing finger points to heaven. Some also have flowers or branches in them. An angel is a guide to heaven. The angel in the second picture was from the grave of a child.
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