I have no idea how many cubic yards of dirt I have moved!

[creskol]

I have no idea how many cubic yards of dirt I have moved since my initial post on Phase 4 of my cemetery project.

I started Phase 4 of the Cemetery Restoration Project .. New stone recovered today

In the first photo below, you can see the stones I reset during Phase 3. For the past several days, I have been clearing out the jungle, which you can see beyond the gravestones. All the mounds you see undoubtedly hide many old stones that were pushed from the cemetery back in the mid-1960s by...

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I know I have moved a lot of dirt, and have found hints that the grave stones are buried there, but so far, I haven't found the pocket they all were buried in.

Below is a pic of the unmarked Grave Slates I have found so far.

..and a photo of the rocks I have recovered so far. Some of the larger ones were used as grave markers, too. The smaller ones I think are just rocks, although the all came for the same level of dirt.. They all will be used eventually to build a memorial for those who are buried there.

Below are the teasers I have recovered so far. I knocked the Walter Jones stone with the backhoe. oops..but it is bound to happen!

One more partial stone I found. I hope to eventually find the other half.

My skid steer sprung a major leak today, so everything is back on hold until I can get it fixed. I use the backhoe to gently scratch through the piles of dirt looking for anything I can find. Then I use the skid steer to move the dirt.

Thanks for looking! I will post updates if and when I find more.

 

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[JeffInMass]

Well done- very strong work!

 

[JohnnyMac]

I have no idea how many cubic yards of dirt I have moved since my initial post on Phase 4 of my cemetery project.

I started Phase 4 of the Cemetery Restoration Project .. New stone recovered today

In the first photo below, you can see the stones I reset during Phase 3. For the past several days, I have been clearing out the jungle, which you can see beyond the gravestones. All the mounds you see undoubtedly hide many old stones that were pushed from the cemetery back in the mid-1960s by...

www.treasurenet.com

I know I have moved a lot of dirt, and have found hints that the grave stones are buried there, but so far, I haven't found the pocket they all were buried in.

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Below is a pic of the unmarked Grave Slates I have found so far.

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..and a photo of the rocks I have recovered so far. Some of the larger ones were used as grave markers, too. The smaller ones I think are just rocks, although the all came for the same level of dirt.. They all will be used eventually to build a memorial for those who are buried there.

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Below are the teasers I have recovered so far. I knocked the Walter Jones stone with the backhoe. oops..but it is bound to happen!

View attachment 2087804

One more partial stone I found. I hope to eventually find the other half.

View attachment 2087807

My skid steer sprung a major leak today, so everything is back on hold until I can get it fixed. I use the backhoe to gently scratch through the piles of dirt looking for anything I can find. Then I use the skid steer to move the dirt.

View attachment 2087808

Thanks for looking! I will post updates if and when I find more.

Great work Cres!

 

[creskol]

Well done- very strong work!

Thank you Jeff.

 

[creskol]

Great work Cres!

Thank you Johnny!

 

[Digger RJ]

I have no idea how many cubic yards of dirt I have moved since my initial post on Phase 4 of my cemetery project.

I started Phase 4 of the Cemetery Restoration Project .. New stone recovered today

In the first photo below, you can see the stones I reset during Phase 3. For the past several days, I have been clearing out the jungle, which you can see beyond the gravestones. All the mounds you see undoubtedly hide many old stones that were pushed from the cemetery back in the mid-1960s by...

www.treasurenet.com

I know I have moved a lot of dirt, and have found hints that the grave stones are buried there, but so far, I haven't found the pocket they all were buried in.

View attachment 2087800

Below is a pic of the unmarked Grave Slates I have found so far.

View attachment 2087802

..and a photo of the rocks I have recovered so far. Some of the larger ones were used as grave markers, too. The smaller ones I think are just rocks, although the all came for the same level of dirt.. They all will be used eventually to build a memorial for those who are buried there.

View attachment 2087803

Below are the teasers I have recovered so far. I knocked the Walter Jones stone with the backhoe. oops..but it is bound to happen!

View attachment 2087804

One more partial stone I found. I hope to eventually find the other half.

View attachment 2087807

My skid steer sprung a major leak today, so everything is back on hold until I can get it fixed. I use the backhoe to gently scratch through the piles of dirt looking for anything I can find. Then I use the skid steer to move the dirt.

View attachment 2087808

Thanks for looking! I will post updates if and when I find more.

Very Cool!!! Good Job!!!

 

[creskol]

Very Cool!!! Good Job!!!

Thank you DiggerRJ! The shop came and picked up my skid steer today and took it in for repairs. Hopefully in a week or two I willl be back on the project.

 

[djackson7348]

Wow! Big job. On behalf of those interred there that can't speak, thank you.

 

[creskol]

Wow! Big job. On behalf of those interred there that can't speak, thank you.

Thank you very much dj' .... I appreciate that.

 

[creskol]

Turns out I cracked a casing on my skid steer. Right now, they are looking into options to fix it. They are thinking they will have to grind a v-groove in it and then weld it.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Your helpfulness is commended.

 

[creskol]

Your helpfulness is commended.

Thank you!

 

[Ed_DE]

Creskol nice job. There is a cemetery project taking place across the street from where I work. I really don't know anything about it or who is involved this project. I just thought I would share some photos.

 

[creskol]

Creskol nice job. There is a cemetery project taking place across the street from where I work. I really don't know anything about it or who is involved this project. I just thought I would share some photos.

Thank you, Ed! That's a nice looking cemetery, and it will look fantastic when the restoration is complete. Thanks for sharing those photos.

 

[creskol]

Turns out I cracked a casing on my skid steer. Right now, they are looking into options to fix it. They are thinking they will have to grind a v-groove in it and then weld it.

I should be back in business by Thursday, weather permitting. I will keep you posted on the happenings.