A Tale of Two Stolen Gravestones

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Every now and then you stumble on to a little piece of information that seems insignificant until you so and read it. In this case it’s a three-sentence blip from 1973. In this piece it was reported that two gravestone were found in Portland’s Hoyt Arboretum, west of downtown. At the time of reporting this personnel at the arboretum had no idea where the gravestones came from. But I did a little digging and am pretty sure I found where they came from and who they belonged to. Enjoy!

[@lisad476]

Thanks Steve..somewhere up there is suppose to be the Poor Farm Cemetery...

[@michellelangdon5134]

This is truly a head scratcher! Great video!

[@SucatSus]

I can’t believe the effort that’s put into these documentaries! They are pretty amazing. I’m from the East Coast so seeing stuff from the west coast plus the search for information and history is really good!

[@cynthiamclellan6745]

Teenage prank? - I grew up in Portland & I seem to remember hearing stories about stuff like this when I was in high school 🪦

[@BeingMe23]

Anything is possible. But why did they pick these two people. 🤔

[@TheKeeperMadz]

Imagine making a road with gravestones.

[@candybabel6289]

People just do that. It’s sad. More common than you would expect.

[@TOMBSTONEWHISPERZ]

Great video!

[@glass_gravy]

💯

[@mommy6671]

I absolutely never get notifications 😞

[@MrJeep75]

Probably a college prank