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Nathaniel Holmes (stonecarver)

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Nathaniel Holmes (1783–1869) was an American colonial stone carver from Plymouth, Massachusetts who became Cape Cod's first resident gravestone carver. During his 70-year career he created approximately 1500 gravestones on Cape Cod and in the Plymouth area. The majority of his works are slate, though he also created stones in marble.[1]

His own grave is in Cobb's Hill Cemetery, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.[2]

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  1. ^ Blachowicz2006.
  2. ^ Barbo (2019), p. 70

References

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  • Barbo, Theresa Mitchell. Hidden History of Cape Cod. The History Press, 2019.
  • Blachowicz, James (2006), From Slate to Marble: Gravestone Carving Traditions in Eastern Massachusetts 1770–1870, Evanston, IL: Graver Press, ISBN 0-9772031-0-7
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