Westview Cemetery Behind Emmanuel Baptist Church Starbrick Pennsylvania
Date:
Ca. 1877
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(Lower right front of base:) S. E. FILLEY YOUNGSVILLE, PA (On rear of base:) MERTIE MAY/DAUGHTER OF JAMES & DELLU A./THOMPSON/DIED SEPT. 8, 1875/AGED 10 MOS. 6 DS. (On front of arch:) ROBERT THOMPSON/DIED MARCH 10, 1877/AGED 60 YEARS (Sandstone plinth:) THOMPSON Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A marble arch, topped by a winged angel holding an open book or tablets. The arch is placed atop a sandstone plinth.
