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  2. Charon's obol - Wikipedia

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    A few tombs at Olynthus have contained two coins, but more often a single bronze coin was positioned in the mouth or within the head of the skeleton. In Hellenistic-era tombs at one cemetery in Athens, coins, usually bronze, were found most often in the dead person's mouth, though sometimes in the hand, loose in the grave, or in a vessel. [40]

  3. Coins for the dead - Wikipedia

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    Cemetery visitors began the practice of leaving coins for the dead in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. It was believed that when people died, they needed coins to pay Charon to cross the river Styx. It was believed that without coins, the dead would not be able to cross, and they would therefore live on the banks of the Styx river for 100 years.

  4. Wrought-iron cross sites of St. John's Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Four historic sites within the St. John's Catholic Cemetery near Zeeland, North Dakota, United States, identified as St. John's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A, St. John's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B, Site C, and Site D, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. They include wrought-iron crosses.

  5. Tirsbol Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site - Wikipedia

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    The Tirsbol Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site (also known as Tiraspol Cemetery), near Strasburg, North Dakota, United States, is a historic site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It includes wrought-iron crosses. It includes work by blacksmith Paul Keller. The listing included three contributing objects. [1]

  6. Wrought-iron cross sites of St. Aloysius Cemetery (Hague ...

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    Two historic sites within the St. Aloysius Cemetery near Strasburg, North Dakota, United States, identified as St. Aloysius Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A and St. Aloysius Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

  7. Photo of bald eagle atop veteran's gravestone goes viral - AOL

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    A remarkable photograph of an American bald eagle perched atop of a veteran's gravestone went viral on Memorial Day, and reminded the nation the true reason for the national holiday.Sunday evening ...

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