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Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
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01-03-2015, 06:36 AM
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Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
Mark Twain's Grave-site has been vandalized in Hellmira,NY.Sad to say,but it is a"sign of the times".His bronze plaque disappeared from his monument.
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01-03-2015, 11:04 AM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
More trying to cash in on the metal piece, I suppose. I've heard the laws have tightened for facilities accepting metals from scrappers. Too bad that things have come to this...
Bill Nash |
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01-03-2015, 01:13 PM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
Hopefully,the perpetrators will be caught soon!
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01-03-2015, 02:48 PM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
No one has any respect for anything anymore -- very sad!
"The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley |
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01-03-2015, 03:15 PM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
BettyO.I agree 100%
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01-03-2015, 05:11 PM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in? |
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01-03-2015, 05:47 PM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
Thank you Gene!Great job of research.
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01-03-2015, 08:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-03-2015 08:13 PM by LincolnMan.)
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
I couldn't access the page. Apparently the article has moved.
Bill Nash |
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01-04-2015, 08:34 AM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
Many Confederate Veteran's graves have a Southern Cross of Honor, a cast iron marker, that will disappear sometimes for the value of scrap, sometimes as a political statement. It is truly unfortunate that their are those that put a few dollars or their own agenda foremost.
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01-04-2015, 08:54 AM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
The perpetrators have big mental problems,and they must have wierd egos!
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01-04-2015, 12:09 PM
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01-05-2015, 08:36 AM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
This time it worked. I was pleased to read of the Detroit connection with Twain. A comment is nade in the article that it wasn't thought to be the work of a scrapper. So why else would it be stolen? Your thoughts?
Bill Nash |
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01-05-2015, 09:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-05-2015 09:45 AM by HerbS.)
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
Thoughts-The perpetrator was an anti-Twain person,or a very jealous author!?Who knows,perhaps an anti-Twain family friend!
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01-05-2015, 09:50 AM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
I remember several years ago when there was an incident of vandalism at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield. A copper sword was stolen from a statue on the tomb's upper level. A teenager was arrested. He said he didn't do it to make money from the scrap. As I recall no specific reason was given other than it was simply a case of the kid getting a thrill from climbing up the statue and getting the sword.
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01-05-2015, 10:11 AM
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RE: Mark Twain's Grave-site- Vandalized!
I think your right Herb, this person is probably a frustrated writer. Which reminds me of a song...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G6H2tQCaOA So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in? |
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