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Posted By: on: 09/12/2000 15:16:59 EDT
Subject: RE: Famous Graves

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For those who are interested in locating the gravesites of famous folks, including Civil War generals and others,
check out http://www.findagrave.com
You can search by name, location, claim to fame, birth date, etc. Many have photos of the graves. There's actually some interesting trivia here too....Did you know that Stonewall Jackson's body and his arm are buried in two different places?
Don't ask how I came by this one, it's a long story.

:-)
Bill N-T

I heard that one, too, and supposedly the arm gets quite a few visitors. I wonder if people leave lemons there? Which would you rather visit?
Pam

The arm has its own gravestone. There's an old picture of women mourners sitting around the stone... kinda weird. IIRC, the arm was buried on private property... don't know what it is today (I imagine some public entity owns it now).
I've heard strange things happen at Jackson's gravesite, when people touch the monument there...
J.D.

Ooooh, like what? Have you ever touched this monument, or will you? I can't seem to keep from touching monuments and gravestones; maybe I'm just trying to connect with past events and the people who played a part in them.
Pam

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For those who are interested in locating the gravesites of famous folks, including Civil War generals and others, check out http://www.findagrave.com You can search by name, location, claim to fame, birth date, etc. Many have photos of the graves. There's actually some interesting trivia here too....Did you know that Stonewall Jackson's body and his arm are buried in two different places? Don't ask how I came by this one, it's a long story. :-) Bill N-T <center><hr noshade width="25%"></center>I heard that one, too, and supposedly the arm gets quite a few visitors. I wonder if people leave lemons there? Which would you rather visit? Pam <center><hr noshade width="25%"></center>The arm has its own gravestone. There's an old picture of women mourners sitting around the stone... kinda weird. IIRC, the arm was buried on private property... don't know what it is today (I imagine some public entity owns it now). I've heard strange things happen at Jackson's gravesite, when people touch the monument there... J.D.<center><hr noshade width="25%"></center> Ooooh, like what? Have you ever touched this monument, or will you? I can't seem to keep from touching monuments and gravestones; maybe I'm just trying to connect with past events and the people who played a part in them. Pam

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