place of interment

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Amongst the latter are the paintings on the celebrated wells of Platonia, said to have been the place of interment, for a certain period, of St. Peter and St. Paul.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

About 12 o'clock at night we placed Brother Wilcox on a small sled which we drew to the place of interment with one hand on the rope and the other bearing our firelocks for defense.

From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Whitney, Orson F.

This spot, as is well known, was not the Pilgrims' original place of interment.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

One of these traditions was made public in the year 1867, and gave the place of interment as being under the second and third steps leading to the tower from the south transept.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.

The shrieks and lamentations of survivors, who could not be prevented from attending the remains of a husband or child to the place of interment, frequently struck her senses.

From Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden