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