Old Tombstone

N of Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia. County/parish: Roanoke.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 25, 1980. NRIS 80004222.

1 contributing object.

Also known as:

  • Denton Monument

From Wikipedia:

Old Tombstone

Old Tombstone, also known as the Denton Monument, is a folk art tombstone listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register in the town of Hollins, Virginia, United States. Located in the Tombstone Cemetery, just east of Plantation Road (Virginia State Route 115), Old Tombstone is noted for its folk art elements as being unique to Southwest Virginia.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683267

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