Below are a series of photos of the work in progress. The first stone that I recovered was of Amanda Hitchcock, daughter of Capt. John Hitchcock and Harriet Palmer. John was an older brother of Samuel Hitchcock, my gggggg grandfather. The photo of Amanda's stone was after the project was completed.
Amanda Hitchcock |
The next few photos are from the recovering efforts of Louisa Martel Hitchcock's gravestone. Louisa was an adopted daughter of Alexander Hitchcock and Abigail Irena Hanks. Alexander was a younger brother to my gggg grandfather, Aistroppe Robinson Hitchcock.
Below is a photo of excavating the stone. It was almost 10 inches deep.
The next two photos are of my father cleaning the mud off the stones after they were removed from the ground.
The ground, refilled, tamped down, and leveled; awaiting placement of the gravestone in the exact spot where it was previously located; only now raised to the surface.
Louisa's gravestone placed, leveled, and surrounding area re-graded.
Project done! Three more gravestones to reclaim.
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