A Creepy and Weather-Worn Bas-Relief Portrait of an Unidentified Young Victorian Era Gentleman (Most Likely a Member of the McKinstry Clan Whose Family Monument Is Nearby) Found on an Apparently Otherwise Unmarked Gravestone at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Southbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on August 13, 2016)
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Oak Ridge Cemetery, Southbridge, MA
Posted: June 9, 2022 in Cemeteries, Faces, Historical Figures, Monuments, Relief Sculpture, Stone CarvingsTags: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Southbridge MA
Pine Grove Cemetery, Westborough, MA
Posted: January 25, 2022 in Birds, Cemeteries, Garden Statues, Historical Figures, Lawn Statues, Religious Figures, Saints, StatuaryTags: Pine Grove Cemetery Westborough MA, Saint Francis of Assisi
With a Small Bird on His Shoulder and Another in His Hand, an Extremely Thin Saint Francis of Assisi Stands Next to a Gravestone at Pine Grove Cemetery in Westborough, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 12, 2016)
Wesley United Methodist Church, Worcester, MA
Posted: January 23, 2022 in Churches, Historical Figures, Religious Figures, Sculptures, StatuaryTags: John Wesley, Main Street Worcester MA, Wesley United Methodist Church
An Imposing Statue of John Wesley, the Anglican Minister and Theologian Who Cofounded the Methodism Evangelical Movement, Seems to Guard the Front Entrance of the Wesley United Methodist Church on Main Street in Worcester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 19, 2016)
Main Street, Southbridge, MA
Posted: January 14, 2022 in Faces, Historical Figures, Monuments, Relief SculptureTags: George Washington, Main Street Southbridge MA
A Memorial (in the Form of a Three-Foot-Tall Granite Boulder) to George Washington Erected in 1932 on the Sidewalk in Front of the Post Office on Main Street in Southbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 16, 2020)
Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Plymouth, MA
Posted: November 24, 2021 in Historical Figures, Monuments, Parks, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone Carvings, ThanksgivingTags: Monument to Women of the Mayflower, Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Water Street Plymouth MA
In Honor of Thanksgiving, Here Is a Close-Up of the Granite Statue of a Pilgrim Lady Which Stands in Front of the Monument to Women of the Mayflower at Pilgrim Memorial State Park on Water Street in Plymouth, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 28, 2019)