Stones & Symbols

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 Gravestone Symbolism
  • from Grave Addiction
Meant To Last [chart by Fred Burdick]
  • Fieldstone, Slate, Marble, Sandstone, Schist and Granite (these types defined and photographed)
Alphabetical List of Gravestone Symbols

Types of Monuments

Fraternal Symbols

Woodmen of the World

Billion Graves: Headstone Symbolism Part 1

Grave Secrets: Symbols on Statues

Gravestone Photographs: An International Directory

Decoding the Long S in old documents by Dick Eastman



updated 24 May 2014
Midge Frazel, midgef@midgefrazel.net