The Story Behind The Stones: Cope Memorial Chapel's Historical Significance

Webthe history of headstones.

Headstones, also known as gravestones or tombstones, were used to mark burial sites near homes, dating as far back as 3,000.

Webin the stone age, when humans were still nomadic in nature, the dead would be buried and a great stone or boulder rolled atop the grave.

These stones were called gravestones.

Webborn of a french bugle call, the melody we know as “taps” was rearranged and used during the civil war as a call for lights out.

In the late 1800s, the army formally.

Webcope memorial chapel has served the families of san juan county & mckinley county and surrounding counties.

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We are proud to offer both burial and cremation options.

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Webthere is no sense in which buildings now rest on them.

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Memorial stones are taking the place of foundation stones.

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Probably the figure of the cornerstone is taken from the.

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Many of them are next to stones.

Inside the wood line there are.