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Bennington grave markers reveal elusive stone carvers
The study traces early New England stone carvers through Bennington Old First Church yard monuments. Harding, a Vermont medical student, catalogs over 1,000 stones, notes quarries in the region, and contrasts evolving styles from skeletal and winged heads to weeping urns about 1800. He highlights payment records, workshop practices, and the shift to corporate quarry ownership as carving declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
University of Vermont
Museum
Cemetery Association
Harriette M. Forbes
New England
Forbes
Old First
Bennington
Daniel Farber
Collins
Vermont
Russell
Arlington
Robert Frost