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| Columbia Cemetery Civil War Headstone Conservation John H. Pickel |
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Pvt. John H. Pickel; Co. B, 3rd Colorado Cavalry; died 24Nov1896
Lower 3 inches, set on 10 x 12 x 2.5 inch dimensioned stone footing, leveled, and plumbed.[ Dimension sandstone provided by Tribble Stone, Boulder, CO 80302. ] Due to subsidence and having intially been set too shallow, the headstone was both tilted ( pitched ) forward ~ 9 degrees and tilted ( rolled ) to the north ~ 9 degrees. The family surname is documented to be Pickel. The headstone is inscribed Pickle. |
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