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Gravestones

West Jefferson, North Carolina

Thomas Callaway’s Gravestone

A remarkable headstone said to be a gift from Daniel Boone.

Fayetteville, New York

Matilda Joslyn Gage Grave

The radical suffragist left striking words on her tombstone.

New York, New York

Charlotte Temple’s Grave

A Manhattan tombstone honors a popular 19th-century heroine, now long forgotten.

Denver, Colorado

Grave of Helen Peters Nosworthy

Here lies the woman who named the Ouija Board.

Greenbrier Ghost of Sam Black Church

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.

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Lakeside, Nebraska

Mari Sandoz Gravesite

The final resting place of the West’s original scribe.

Sun City, Arizona

Grumpy Cat’s Grave

The final resting place for an internet icon.

Copenhagen, Denmark

The Time Traveler’s Grave

Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.

Kearney, Missouri

Jesse James’ Grave

The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.

Alsip, Illinois

King Von’s Grave

The final resting place of one of Chicago’s most iconic drill rappers.

Hillside, Illinois

Al Capone’s Grave

Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.

Jefferson, Wisconsin

The Beehive Tombstone (aka The Grimm Grave Marker)

The final resting place of the father of American beekeeping.

Forest Park, Illinois

Showmen’s Rest

A section in the cemetery mostly for circus performers, including victims of the famous 1918 Hammond Circus train wreck.

Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee Pride Sausage Grave

The final resting place of the founder of a beloved national sausage brand.

Sapphire Central, Australia

The Piano Tuner’s Grave

A grave commemorates piano tuner F. W. Schlieffen, who drowned in floodwaters in 1906.

Geneva, Switzerland

John Calvin's Grave

A modest grave marks the final resting place of one of the world's most influential religious figures.

Taunton, Massachusetts

Her Vacant Chair

This rocking chair headstone is allegedly haunted by the spirit of a young girl named Pearl.

Lyme Regis, England

Mary Anning’s Grave

The final resting place of a once-unsung hero of paleontology.