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32 Degree Mason, Lakeview Cemetery

Carvings and symbols: Part IV

Share Names and dates are important facts for any researcher but on a headstone, the variety of carvings and symbols can build out a more complete story. Double-headed eagles… Knights in weathered armor… …olive branches and oak leaves, scallops and axes. All of these are mysterious symbols to visitors unfamiliar with the metaphors. During the late […]

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