Messages from the Past LbNA #55754 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Sep 20, 2010 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Acton |
| County: | Middlesex |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | TeamPaulDebie  |
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| Found by: | MissAdventure |
| Last found: | Nov 7, 2014 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFaaa |
| Last edited: | Sep 20, 2010 |
Messages from the Past
Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton
Take Rte 27 to Acton and turn onto Concord Road, where you’ll find Woodlawn Cemetery. Enter through the main gate, turn left at Walter Whiney, and park by Clark. Fill in the blanks as you go along. Bring your own inkpad and pen.
To the left is Lothrop’s pillar. It stands in Perpetual Care. Look closely to find Owen Burger, one of the residents there.
Walk down the steps and cross the street, to find the Hayward’s fast asleep.
Behold & see as you pass by,
As you are now, once was I;
As I am now, so you ____________ (4) be,
Prepare for death and ____________ (12) me.
Not far from here, you’ll see the rock of old Captain Joe. He fought in the Revolution, where he was wounded so long ago. Where was he wounded? Bunker ____________ (6).
A few graves down lies Francis Barker. Just like Joe, he has a rock for a marker. What musical instrument is carved into the headstone? ____________ (13).
Turn around and you will see, a fairly large oak tree. Next to the tree lies Thomas Thorp with his wife. He was a patriot who fought bravely, and gave this country his life.
Sweet ____________ (5) the patriot when his work is done.
His country’s blood, the victory nobly won;
No more the arm of war disturbs his rest,
He rests in hope to be ____________ (11) blest.
Off to the right and towards the road, lies Edwards who died at 79 years old.
Friends nor physicians could not save
My ____________ (3) body from the grave
Nor can the ____________ (8) confine me here
When Christ doth call I must appear
Behind you, past the grassy glen, stands a limestone pillar covered in lichen. Though the messages here have long worn away, the marker that remains will help guide you today. Fifteen paces past, and a quick turn left, here lies Betsy Tuttle, the saddest message yet.
Death with his dart has pierced my ____________ (1)
When I was in my prime
When this you see, ____________ (7) not for me
T’was Gods appointed time.
Ebenezer sleeps protected by chains. Yet another milestone to the letterbox obtained.
Absent in the ____________ (2), yet with us in the
____________ (10).
Off in the distance you will see, another monument for Wetherbee. Surrounded by an elaborate iron fence, to pay your respects and never hence.
Up the hill behind the tree, lies another Ebenezer, and his wife with history. A descendent of the pilgrims, the 7th generation, you’ll find here etched, this stone citation.
An elaborate headstone, upon the knoll, a goddess stands proudly, protecting her family Dole. What does she hold ____________ (9). (Did you know?... Early Christians used anchors on headstones to guide the way to secret meeting places. Source: http://www.memorials.com/Headstones-Symbolism-II-information.php).
The lady gazes at a three-trunked tree, which marks the last message for you to see. Behind the stone wall, and under some rocks, here you’ll find it, in a small plastic box.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton
Take Rte 27 to Acton and turn onto Concord Road, where you’ll find Woodlawn Cemetery. Enter through the main gate, turn left at Walter Whiney, and park by Clark. Fill in the blanks as you go along. Bring your own inkpad and pen.
To the left is Lothrop’s pillar. It stands in Perpetual Care. Look closely to find Owen Burger, one of the residents there.
Walk down the steps and cross the street, to find the Hayward’s fast asleep.
Behold & see as you pass by,
As you are now, once was I;
As I am now, so you ____________ (4) be,
Prepare for death and ____________ (12) me.
Not far from here, you’ll see the rock of old Captain Joe. He fought in the Revolution, where he was wounded so long ago. Where was he wounded? Bunker ____________ (6).
A few graves down lies Francis Barker. Just like Joe, he has a rock for a marker. What musical instrument is carved into the headstone? ____________ (13).
Turn around and you will see, a fairly large oak tree. Next to the tree lies Thomas Thorp with his wife. He was a patriot who fought bravely, and gave this country his life.
Sweet ____________ (5) the patriot when his work is done.
His country’s blood, the victory nobly won;
No more the arm of war disturbs his rest,
He rests in hope to be ____________ (11) blest.
Off to the right and towards the road, lies Edwards who died at 79 years old.
Friends nor physicians could not save
My ____________ (3) body from the grave
Nor can the ____________ (8) confine me here
When Christ doth call I must appear
Behind you, past the grassy glen, stands a limestone pillar covered in lichen. Though the messages here have long worn away, the marker that remains will help guide you today. Fifteen paces past, and a quick turn left, here lies Betsy Tuttle, the saddest message yet.
Death with his dart has pierced my ____________ (1)
When I was in my prime
When this you see, ____________ (7) not for me
T’was Gods appointed time.
Ebenezer sleeps protected by chains. Yet another milestone to the letterbox obtained.
Absent in the ____________ (2), yet with us in the
____________ (10).
Off in the distance you will see, another monument for Wetherbee. Surrounded by an elaborate iron fence, to pay your respects and never hence.
Up the hill behind the tree, lies another Ebenezer, and his wife with history. A descendent of the pilgrims, the 7th generation, you’ll find here etched, this stone citation.
An elaborate headstone, upon the knoll, a goddess stands proudly, protecting her family Dole. What does she hold ____________ (9). (Did you know?... Early Christians used anchors on headstones to guide the way to secret meeting places. Source: http://www.memorials.com/Headstones-Symbolism-II-information.php).
The lady gazes at a three-trunked tree, which marks the last message for you to see. Behind the stone wall, and under some rocks, here you’ll find it, in a small plastic box.