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Weeping Angel - Grove Hill Angel LbNA #63644 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Lone Star Quilter
Plant date:Dec 1, 2012
Location: Grove Hill Cemetery
City:Dallas
County:Dallas
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: Gryzzled Gryphon
Last found:Jan 18, 2013
Status:Faaa
Last edited:Dec 1, 2012
The Angel of Grief monument in Grove Hill Cemetery has attracted sightseers to the headstone of Frank and Myrtel Blakeney since 1929. The gravesite includes a 6-foot foot angel, kneeling and weeping over the Blakeneys' grave. When Frank died, Myrtel had the Angel placed along with a small monument in the shape of a stool with a pillow. She outlived Frank by over 40 years and when she came to visit his grave, would sit on the stool to grieve and meditate. The angel's right arm is outstretched, in what may be a pleading gesture or one of exhaustion, and is often filled with flowers left by visitors. This weeping angel is a striking monument and a favorite among photographers. This monument is almost identical to other weeping angels in three nearby Texas cemeteries, commonly referred to as the "Texas Angels of Grief." The most famous is the first -- Frank Teich's 1904 monument in the Scottsville Cemetery. But the Texas Angels of Grief are not original designs. They are replicas, along with many other nearly identical monuments in cemeteries across the country. All are replicas of William Wetmore Story's famous 1894 original, a headstone the sculptor made for himself and his wife. The original is still in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome.

Directions: This letterbox is located in Grove Hill Cemetery at 4118 Samuell Boulevard (R L Thornton Freeway at Lawnview Exit) in Dallas, Texas. Enter the main gate from Samuells Blvd. and immediately turn left onto the first cemetery road. Find the sign at the first street on the right that indicates Section 54 and turn right. Continue through the next "Y" intersection and look for the Section 22 sign on the left. Beyond it you will see the Angel.

To the box: Park and walk toward the Angel. Sit on the stool and admire the Angel as Myrtel did. Just over her right wing you will see a large hardwood tree across the road. One trunk of what was once a two trunk tree has been cut off about 4 feet above the ground, making a hollow where you will find the letterbox. It's covered with pieces of wood which effectively hide the box. Please replace them carefully so that it remains hidden.