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• ... that the two marble statues flanking the Dellwood Cemetery gates represent Mourning and Resurrection?

• Source: The entrance gate is flanked by two marble statues. One represents "Death" or "Mourning", and the other is the angel Gabriel, which represents a personification of the "Resurrection".

• ALT1: ... that Robert Todd Lincoln's body was stored in the Dellwood Cemetery receiving vault for almost two years? Source: In July 1926, Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln died in Hildene, the family home in Manchester Center, Vermont. His body was stored in the receiving vault at Dellwood Cemetery until March 1928 when arrangements were made to inter his remains at Arlington National Cemetery.
• ALT2: ... that the headstones from the old cemetery in Manchester Village, Vermont, were moved to Dellwood Cemetery but the bodies were left behind? Source: One section of the cemetery contains the tombstones from the initial town cemetery established in 1784. The tombstones from the old cemetery were moved to clear the lot for construction of the court house, however, the bodies were not reinterred.
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Created by Dwkaminski (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Dwkaminski (talk) 15:02, 18 May 2024 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, presentable, well-sourced, old photo (before 1929), no copyvio as per Earwig, hook cited and QPQ done. ALT0 is intriguing and my preference. Uriel1022 (talk) 19:42, 18 May 2024 (UTC)