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Tour of Venango County Cemetery TABLES and BENCHES

TABLES and BENCHES


Often seen in cemeteries are benches and table tombs.
For the ancient Greeks, graveside services would continue as regular events and would be accompanied
with food, wine and other offerings that would be placed on top of the burial mound.
When a suitable monument was erected, it was frequently that of a table tomb
so that they would have a place to put gifts and food.
Logical progression would be to erect an area
so that mourners could sit and talk with each other while focusing on the tomb.

TABLE TOMB
Location: Franklin Pioneer Cemetery
Inscription:
IN
memory of
MARGARET consort of
ALEXANDER McCALMONT
and daughter of JOHN and
BARBARA BROADFOOT
who departed this life March 1
1817 in the 28th year of her age

BENCHES
Location: Franklin Cemetery
The Hamilton Hough Memorial Bench

The McConnell Bench

The Kerr Bench

Contributor - Penny Haylett Minnick

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