tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10766112012782619792011-11-07T09:17:28.021-05:00Preserving History One Stone At A TimeCarvedInStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817726514411157037noreply@blogger.comBlogger511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076611201278261979.post-14371663915340923202011-11-07T09:12:00.001-05:002011-11-07T09:17:28.055-05:00

Sorry, its been a long time since the last post.Been busy, which is a good thing, and haven't had time to update.I have been able to update our Facebook page.Check us out atStone Setters Gravestone and Monument Repair

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Deep River Friends Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Guilford county.Deep River is unique in that only two meeting houses have been built in more than 250 years of its history. Founded in 1758, its first meeting house was a frame structure. The second meeting house, presently being used, was completed and dedicated on New Year's Day 1876. Clay for the brick came from the Beard property

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The Deep River Friends Cemetery Project is underway. Mahala Beard 1816-1903 became the first stone reset. The photo on the right shows the condition of the stone before repairs were made. This photo shows the stone after repairs were completed.

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Stone Setters has been selected to re-set 48 "urgent" and"in need of" stones in the Deep River Friends Cemetery. This will be a two phase project with the urgent stones being repaired in Phase 1. In Phase 2 we will repair the broken stones. Work will begin as soon as the details are worked out. Will keep you posted.

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A sand and gravel base is tamped and leveled and the bedstead is reassembled.Soil is added to hide the sand and gravel and to provide stability to the side and foot rails.After re-setting the headstone in the base, the Charlie Hall bedstead is complete.

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Holes are drilled in the concrete to facilitate its removal. Since drilling the holes I'm not so sure that it's concrete. Its light color and texture suggests it may be something else. Whatever it is, it has to come out so that we can reattach the headstone to the base. Careful removal of the substance is imperative to keep from damaging the base. A few hours later, the mortise is cleaned out.

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Excavation of the bedstead is begun in order to raise and level the rails and base.The base has been set aside so that we can remove the concrete in the mortise.After removal the bedstead will be raised, leveled, and reassembled.

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Charlieson ofJ. K. & Fannie HallBORNMay 13, 1863DIEDJune 18, 1864Charlie Hall, son of Dr. James King and Fannie M. Hall, is one of approximately 83 children under the age of 15 buried in the First Presbyterian cemetery. It's amazing that 25% of the graves in this cemetery are children under the age of 15.His bedstead will be the next that we will work on.As you can see from the photo, the base,

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Seymour P. Houston1848-May 17, 1873 This is an example of an earlier repair using metal straps to hold the stone together.Holes were drilled and the metal straps were attached to both sides of the stone. Rather than risking further damage to the stone by removing the straps, it was decided to leave the straps intact and to keep an eye on it.

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The headstones were pinned, set, and allowed to dry.The void between the mid-base and the headstones was in filledThis plot is complete.

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Once the bedstead leveling and re-setting was complete, it was time to mount the headstones to the mid-base.The pin location on the headstones were marked and drilled for insertion of the pins.We use 3/8" threaded, stainless steel rods, 6 to 8 inches long with an equal amount in the stone and the base, to pin the stones. The stainless steel prevents rust and future damage to the stone. Nylon rods

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The lower base, side rails, and foot stones were positioned and leveled. The mid-base of this bedstead was missing. It had probably become broken and was the reason the headstones were out and lying inside the bedstead.We decided to purchase a new one to enable us to get the headstones back up and off the ground.We decided on a Cherokee marble mid-base that has some grey streaks throughout the

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The bedstead of David (Oct. 31, 1797-Sept. 11, 1875) and Jane Scott (Jan. 29, 1809-July 15, 1880) was in pretty bad shape. The side rails were tilted and sunken with one broke, the mid base for the headstones was missing, and the headstones were laying inside the bedstead encased in concrete. The large bottom base was also tilted.Dismantling began by moving the large bottom base off to the

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A few weeks ago, the Old Presbyterian Cemetery had the misfortune of having some vandals visit the cemetery.We were lucky. Only one stone was damaged.The sad part was this stone had already been repaired and reset during the preservation project. Once the base was stood back up and leveled, we cleaned the break to insure there were no contanimants to prevent the epoxy from adhearing the two

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We took a road trip down to Salisbury, N.C. today to visit with Sonny and Janie Allen of the Old Lutheran Cemetery to discuss some stone repair.A very beautiful and well kept cemetery (thanks to the employees of the City of Salisbury Cemetery division). It was started in 1768 and the last burial was in 1941. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and contains approximately 300 recorded

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When the paint dried, the plastic covering was removed from the headstones and monuments, the holes where the posts were dug out was backfilled with soil and leveled......... the inside of the plot was leveled and all the rocks and roots removed,..... and the Morehead plot was complete and awaiting plantings to come in the landscaping phase of the project.

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Once the paint was stripped and the fence prepped, the stones and monuments were covered in plastic and it was time to paint. Danny Thomas of Thomas Painting is shown here spraying the fence.It was painted with a process called "Electrostatic Painting" where an electric charge is applied to the fence. When painted, the fence actually "attracts" the paint and there is very little waste and

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Seegars Fence Company from Greensboro, N.C. was contracted to do the raising, leveling, repair, and painting of the fence.Bobby and his crew did an outstanding job.Here the crew is shown raising the fence.A fence panel awaits attachment to the poles.Notice the head and foot stones of Mr. and Mrs. Morehead, which were raised and leveled. Reattaching a broken panel to the pole. This is the corner

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The Dogwood tree and the stump have been removed. The gate will now open and shut.We can turn our attention to the Walker bedstead.The bedstead is in pretty good shape. It is sunken and has one broken side rail that needs repair.James is shown excavating the bedstead. Here the epoxy has been applied to the side rail and the side rail has been registered and clamped until dry.You can see from the

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In this photo, the fence panels and the poles have been excavated to aid in raising and leveling the fence. While we wait on the fence company, we are going to remove the Dogwood tree that is growing around the gate and raise, level, and repair the William R. Walker bedstead.

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Here, Steve is removing the final pieces of the stump in order to remove the fence panel.There is no easy way to do this since the stump is intertwined with the fence. Pieces have to be chisled out being very careful not to damage the fence. While Steve is working on the fence panels, James is inside the plot working on the stump with a small stump grinder. It's been a long, hard road but both

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After several months and a lot of hard work, the fence is almost free of the stump.The fence post in this photo was completely encased by the stump along with much of the two fence panels.Saws, hammers, and chisels were used to reduce the stump to what you see here. There is still a ways to go but we are on the right track.Once the panels are free, we can focus our efforts on removing the pole.

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The Morehead plot is a 10 ft. x 38 ft. fenced enclosure that contains four graves.John Motley Morehead (July 4, 1796-Aug. 27, 1866) Governor of North Carolina from 1841-1845, his wife Ann Eliza Morehead (Oct. 14, 1804-July 29, 1868), William R. Walker (July 14, 1813-April 2, 1855), and James Turner Morehead (1838-1919) Col. 53 Regt. NC Troops, one of the Original Guilford Greys.This plot also

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Once the tree was gone and the stump ground, we leveled the area with sand and gravel. We then moved the headstone back into position, leveled it, and reassembledthe side rails and foot stone completing this bedstead.Pine needles were placed around the bedstead until the landscaping phase of the project.

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With the tree removal completed, it was time to turn our attention to the stump.A grinder that Mr. Scott had recommended was hired to do the job and was there bright and early the next day.Stump grinding and cleanup was completed rather quickly.The stump was ground as low as we felt comfortable going and the rest would have to be removed by hand.The large roots, one just under the yellow caution

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I'm not sure how tall this tree was but I would have to say it was at least 100 ft. if not more.To remove it would be a daunting task for anyone considering the gravestones that HAD to be protected, the location near the Greensboro Historical Museum and the YWCA building next door.In steps Scott Tree Service of Greensboro, N.C. Mr. Scott and his crew did an excellent job.The cemetery crew built

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This photo shows the bedstead of Dr. David P. Weir, (1811-1/30/1865),after dismantling to facilitate the removal of the large tree to the left in the photo.The tree roots had grown into the grave and under the side rails, breaking one. They also had the headstone sitting at an awkward angle.A decision to remove the tree was made to prevent further damage after preservation. This picture shows the

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I did some research and found that the Wilson Bohannan Lock Co. is indeed still in business. While looking over their website I found a couple of interesting tidbits on their history page:Their first padlock patent was granted April 17, 1860Originally started in Brooklyn New YorkWilson Bohannan is the oldest family owned padlock company still producing padlocks in the United States.I e-mailed a

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As I said in the last post, I wanted to clean up the heart shaped lock.Jon Harris of the Triangle Relic Recovery and Historic Preservation Association told me how to do it through a process called "electrolysis".I did some research on the Internet and came up with a homemade system to remove the rust and corrosion from small parts and objects. It was actually pretty simple to construct.All you

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After separating and cleaning some artifacts they were photographed and recorded.This photo shows an 1898 coin and a silver ring with what is thought to be an Amethyst stone.This toy gun was also found. We decided against cleaning because the halves of the gun were separating and we were afraid it would fall apart if we removed all the rust. Numerous buttons were also discovered. This is the "

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Knowing the historical value of the cemetery and what itcontains, the Old Presbyterian Graveyard Committee made a decision to have the cemetery scanned with metal detectors before disturbing the soil during the landscaping phase.It was truly amazing what was discovered.Four members of a Raleigh volunteer organization, The Triangle Relic Recovery and Historic Preservation Association, brought

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One of the most tedious yet rewarding aspects of this preservation project has been probing. We use a 3 ft. long stainless steel rod and punch holes in the soil 10 to 12 inches deep and about 3 inches apart.We are looking for missing or broken markers, rocks that could have been used to mark graves, footstones, and sometimes even finding side rails that have sunken and become covered. This is the

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The repair on the Peyton bedsteads is now complete.Pine needles were added until the landscaping phase of the project is undertaken at the end of the preservation project.

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The same sand and gravel base was prepared for the side rails and the footstones to rest on. The sand and gravel will be covered with soil so it will not be visible.In this photo, Mr. Peyton's side rais have been replaced. Hisfootstone will be next.Mrs. Peyton's side rails and footstone will be done in the samemanner.

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In leveling the headstones, a base of sand and gravel was prepared. A small amount of soil was removed and was replaced with sand and gravel, wet, and tamped until it was hard and level.This would give the headstones a sturdy base to rest on and the sand and gravel would also allow water to drain away from the headstones.

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A jig was built out of plywood to aid in the repair process. It would hold the side rail upright, straight, and would allow us to clamp the rail and keep it from tipping over after epoxy.Once the rail had been epoxied and allowed to dry, the remaining void was then in filled with a historic pointing mortar to eliminate the crack and to keep moisture out.

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The side rails and foot stones were removed and relocated to another part of the cemetery for repair.The headstones will be raised and leveled.After repair, the side rails and foot stones will be replaced and re-set.

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Alexander M. (1838-1876) and Lottie E. (1845-1876) Peyton's bedsteads are the next ones we will work on.As you can see from the picture, the headstones are leaning, the side rails are sunken and tilted, one side rail is broken, and Alexander's foot stone is broken and on the ground.Lottie's bedstead rails have shifted and are now against the headstone in front of her plot.The plans are for both

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The Willis plot is now complete.The coping rails have been raised, squared, and leveled. Samuel and Louisa's monuments have been moved back and leveled. Soil was brought in and the plot back filled. The foot stones were replaced in their original position and leveled. Louisa's foot stone was raised.Plants will be added during the landscaping phase of the project.

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Steve and Wayne are in the process of moving the Samuel Willis monument back and in alignment with the Ector monument.This is a dangerous moment for the monument repair technicians. The monument must be lifted enough to get some "tracks" laid down for it to slide on. We used 2X4 boards for this one.It is a slow and painstaking process.You must lift the monument carefully to avoid leaning it too

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The re-set of the coping rails is complete.The task was completed using our pry bars, wedges, and a lot of muscle. We didn't have to bring in any additional equipment.The foot stones were removed to prevent any damage to them, and the Indian Hawthorne bush was removed and relocated to another site in the cemetery.The next task at hand will be to move the two monuments back and align them with

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With the excavation of the coping rails comes a big surprise.We expected them to be about the same size as the rails in the Long family plot. As it turns out, they are much larger and estimated to weigh 2500 to 3000 pounds.In order to square the rails of the plot, the front rail will need to slide uphill about 8 inches.Since the cemetery is surrounded by a brick wall with a couple of gates, we

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The Willis plot, located to the South of the Logan plot, contains the graves of Louisa Willis 1829-1889, Samuel S. Willis 1810-1879, and Joseph T. Ector 1845-1872.The plot contains three monuments, three foot stones, and three large granite coping rails. A large Indian Hawthorne bush is also in the plot and will be relocated.The coping rails are out of alignment, sunken, twisted, and unlevel..

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Once the headstones were repaired and in filled, we reset the two foot stones that we had. The holes were dug and the foot stones were set using the same sand and gravel mixture that we use to reset other stones. Once the sand and gravel mixture is wet and packed, it makes for a solid support while at the same time allowing for good drainage to keep water away from the stone.After the foot stones

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The lower sections of the stones are set into the concrete bases, leveled, and supported until they are dry.The stones are set using a soft mortar compound designed to fail before damaging the stone. This way, should the mortar fail, the stone will not be damaged and can be reset in the same base.Again, special care is taken to get the right stone in the base marking the correct grave.Once the

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Soil was excavated from the grave plot and four base forms were constructed. The forms were placed, straightened, and leveled. The forms were placed so that they were 1 to 2 inches below soil level and the soil would cover them.Some stones have bases that sit on top of the ground. These are tablet stones and do not have bases. Since the stones were broken and the lower portions could not be

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The gravestones were excavated and placed on a tarp to get them out of the way and to prevent any further damage. Care must be taken to ensure the stones are placed in the order that you excavate them so you can replace them in the correct order. The footstones were removed also.All the stones will be replaced when the coping has been raised, leveled, and straightened and new bases have been

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The first stones that we worked on in the cemetery were inthe Long family plot.The plot contains the graves of James A. Long (1819-1864),Agnes Long (1826-1864), Elizabeth Long (1849-1876), andEdwin Long (1846-1864).All four of the marble tablet stones were on the ground, broken, and covered with soil. All the stone parts were accounted for which makes the repair much easier, leaving no voids that

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More probing around the cemetery has yielded more goodies. A piece of footstone with the initials "M L W" has been uncovered near a pine tree. A root from the pine had grown into a small crack in the stone and, as it got bigger, it eventually broke the stone in half. The root was removed and the lower half of the footstone was excavated. We will use a stone epoxy and put the footstone back

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Since the cemetery had been improperly maintained for 80 years, the first order of business, after assessment, was probing for missing and lost stones, and unmarked graves.We used a map of the cemetery done as an Eagle scout project back in the 1980's and a stone survey done by a Tinsley woman long before that. The church probably has a plot map somewhere in its archives, but so far has not been

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The Old Presbyterian Graveyard, located behind the Greensboro Historical Museum in downtown Greensboro, N.C., is a who's who of the founders and early leaders of Greensboro.Started in 1832 by the First Presbyterian Church, it is the resting place of approximately 323 citizens, approximately 25% of those children under the age of 5.William R. Cumming, a Revolutionary War soldier is buried there.

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