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Concord, Massachusetts, Ralph Waldo Emerson Tombstone and Grave, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, photos

Concord, Massachusetts, Ralph Waldo Emerson Tombstone and Grave, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, photo

The grave and tombstone of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts. The tombstone is a large quartz stone boulder with a copper nameplate attached. See the close up photo of the name plate below.

Concord, Massachusetts, Ralph Waldo Emerson Tombstone and Grave, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, photo of nameplate

This tombstone nameplate reads:

"Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born in Boston May 25, 1803
Died in Concord April 27, 1882
"The Passive Master Lent His Hand
To The Vast Soul That O'er Him Planned"

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