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    ~ ROCHESTER'S HISTORY ~
    AN ILLUSTRATED TIMELINE
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    VICTORIAN CEMETERY SYMBOLISM
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    Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY
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        Arch - Victory of life; or victory in death.

        Hands -  The use of hands in some form is very common on grave memorials. Symbol of leaving.

        Lily - majesty, innocence, purity, and resurrection. Often associated with the Virgin Mary and resurrection. Often used on women's graves.

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