Vol. 54 No. 2 (2006)
Research Article

Naming America's Graveyards, Cemeteries, Memorial Parks, and Gardens of Memories

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  • Fred Tarpley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.2006.54.2.91

Published 2006-06-01

Copyright (c) 2006 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

While many urban cemeteries today bear the stamp of perpetually endowed conformity, America's burial grounds still attract the interests of linguists, historians, folklorists, and anthropologists seeking to understand cultural cycles transmitted by the communities of the dead. The naming patterns for cemeteries reflect evolving tastes and attitudes.

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