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Monument
A structure, usually of stone or metal, erected to commemorate the life, deeds, or career of a deceased person. It comes from the Latin word 'monumentum,' meaning 'to remind'. It can be a statue, building, a stone at the head of a grave, or a headstone.
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Marker
A small headstone, usually of one piece, used to identify individual graves. It typically identifies one person in one grave and is flush or semi-flush to the ground.
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Headstone
Smaller monuments
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Epitaph
An inscription placed on a monument to commemorate the deeds or qualities of the departed
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Cenotaph
A memorial location in which human remains are not present, often used to honor those who died in a war or military conflict.
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Flush Marker
A headstone with the face set parallel in relationship to the terrain.
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Beveled Marker
A headstone with a face set at an angle of less than 45 degrees in relationship to the terrain.
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Slant Marker
A headstone with a face set at an angle greater than 45 degrees, but less than 90 degrees, in relationship to the terrain.
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Base
The lower or supporting part of a permanent upright monument.
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Tablet/Die
The main part of the monument, the upright portion above the base where the inscription is located.
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Bench
A type of cemetery memorial consisting of a top piece supported by two standards, often used to identify family burial lots or memorialize an individual.
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Mausoleum
An above ground structure or building containing crypts or vaults for entombment of caskets, which may also include space for cremated remains.
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Crypt
A single chamber in a mausoleum large enough to hold the casketed remains of one person.
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Columbarium
A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building containing recesses or niches used to hold cremated remains. It may also be a separate structure
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Niche
An opening or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated remains.
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Ossuary
A receptacle for communal placement of cremated and/or skeletal remains.
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Cemetery
An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of human remains.
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Memorial Park
A cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the ground markers.
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Lawn Crypt
A grave space where two or more persons may be buried in grave liners stacked one on top of the other.
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Section, Block, Lot, Grave
Terms used to identify where individual burial spaces are located, progressing from largest to smallest area.
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Scattering Garden
A space or section designated solely for the scattering of cremated remains.
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