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The Civil War memorial.

The Civil War memorial.

The Civil War soldier keeps watch. "1864" by Jurek Jakowicz.

The Civil War soldier keeps watch. “1864” by Jurek Jakowicz.

This wasn’t the most well-kept cemetery I’ve seen. A guy was mowing while I was there, and it looked like a cut hay field behind his mower. I wonder if they’ve ever heard of weed trimmers? The grass was so high around all of the headstones. Perhaps they are on a monthly mowing schedule.

Chief Bemidji's grave. An example of the tall grass around gravestones here.

Chief Bemidji’s grave. An example of the tall grass around gravestones here. Dad would flip out if he could see this!

For a little more information on Chief Bemidji, including a photo of him with his family, click here: Chief Bemidji and his family, Bemidji, Minnesota

I love finding literary references in cemeteries. Do you know on whose famous headstone that inscription appears?

I love finding literary references in cemeteries. Do you know on whose famous headstone that inscription appears?

A detail shot of the above bench. The inscription is Latin for "virtue over death."

A detail shot of the above bench. The inscription is Latin for “virtue over death.”