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From: "James T. Glancey" <>
Subject: [PHILLY-ROOTS-L] Tree Stump Headstones
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 09:35:45 -0700
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Hello Jim:

Out here in the west, such headstones are seen often. They usually
represented loggers who worked in the mountains. From stories I've
heard, the work was so dangerous many died at an early age.

Rita

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