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A Story Etched in Stone

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Basement wall built of gravestones   A wall made of gravestones 2   

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Standing for 84 years, the house had been home to different families from different walks of life. Writers, Historians, Moms and Pops had tread the hardwoods and shared many of life’s lessons within the cottage walls.  The charm and character of the place remained in tact, in fact, the new owners fell in love at first sight.  One could say that the walls even spoke to them in tones that beckoned a new life and the promise of new adventure in a once upon a time railroad town.  Underneath the paint, behind the built-in bookshelves, and beyond the original fireplace stone, there loomed another story. A story that still remains untold. A story of Joseph Simco, Bronze Star recipient; A story of Benjamin Quillen, Medic, forever carved in stone.

    Who were these souls? What remains is a carving of name, rank and heroism,  life and death, etched and tucked away underneath an Atlanta area home.  As the words indicate, they were not from Georgia. How did this gravestone, a foundation of one’s life, become a structural foundation? Symbolic, indeed. Mysterious, nonetheless. Speculations will never write the complete story. Imagination can only serve to create a new chapter in this storybook home.

     Research will be the only key, to unlocking the history and mystery of this home. 

 

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Alan Kirkpatrick
Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX
Alan in Austin

Great story and history. Thanks for sharing it. Hope you have a super week. 

Oct 25, 2011 03:50 AM
Sara Garden
Rocky Mountain Home Staging - Boulder, CO
MBA, HSE, HSR, APSD, Home Stager

Fascinating. It's certainly not everyday that you find a gravestone as part of the house - I can only hope that their graver markers were replaced with something else and that's why the stones became available.

Oct 25, 2011 03:55 AM
Dan Edward Phillips
Dan Edward Phillips - Eureka, CA
Realtor and Broker/Owner

Good Morning David and Bonnie, very interesting photos and story.  It will be interesting to find out the reason the stones were placed there.

Oct 25, 2011 09:57 PM
Kathy Sheehan
Bay Equity, LLC 770-634-4021 - Atlanta, GA
Senior Loan Officer

That is remarkable!  I would love to hear the story.

Oct 31, 2011 03:12 AM
S. Leanne Paynter ☼ Broward County, FL
United Realty Group, Inc. - Davie, FL
Davie, Plantation, Cooper City & Weston Specialist

Maybe these engraved blocks were a tribute to people/family members the ones who built the home knew.

Oct 31, 2011 03:27 AM
Atlanta's Home Inspector, David Lelak IHI Home Inspections
IHI Home Inspections 404-788-2581 - Canton, GA
Experience the IHI Difference

Thanks for the interest in this! All of the comments and possible explanations are good ones. When we have the time, we will try to investigate this historical mystery a bit further. 

Oct 31, 2011 05:35 AM