| Atop of a small hill, a rusty gate and a struggling tree protect the long gone pioneers. | |||
| Cemetery, six miles East of Daykin in Jefferson County NE, at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 15. |
by Bernadette Korslund
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| Cemetery, six miles East of Daykin in Jefferson County NE, at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 15. John Stowers died in 1891 at the age of 84. We can imagine him as a strong, hard working and well-respected pioneer. This may explain why, according the inscription, “ he received a crown in heaven.” |
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| St Johns Cemetery, Daykin in Jefferson County, NE. The expanse of the prairie provides peace and rest to all. |
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| Beatrice Evergreen Cemetery in Gage County, NE. The early morning light lets your imagination wonder. Will you meet some ghosts? |
Beatrice Evergreen Cemetery in Gage County, NE. Catherine Ahlquist’s tombstone.
Catherine Ahlquist, a daughter of a pioneer. Her tomb is the only one in the cemetery with a human-shape statue.
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The truncated tree, the maul and the wedge mark the tomb of a former member of the society of Modern Woodmen of the World, founded on 1890 in Omaha by Joseph Cullen Root. |
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| Saint Joseph Cemetery, Beatrice in Gage County NE. This German inscription is a reminder that the USA started as a melting pot. |
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| Saint Joseph Cemetery, Beatrice in Gage County NE. "Pieta." Christ’s disproportionate hands and feet represent the work of, probably, a local and unschooled artisan. This naive representation translates with strength the grief of the ones left behind. |
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| Cemeteries provide shelter to wild life. It is a favorite refuge for birds, squirrels, rabbits and butterflies. |
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