Angle block

From Austin Explorer's log of Greenwood Cemetery

Angle block

The Shaw family headstone features the carving of an interesting rectangular shape nestled on edge. The rough circular shapes at the end of the rectangles resemble mortar, as though filling in a hollow core.


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