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HISTORIC: About 60 people attended Monday's special presentation by the Cranston Historical Cemeteries Commission on the forgotten graves from the old state farm. (Photos by Barbara Polichetti)
The Poorhouse Graves of Route 37
Silent no longer. For decades, no one knew that Route 37, which traverses Warwick and Cranston, covered a dark secret. It was only after early summer rains and erosion caused skeletal remains to … more
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VAN GRIFFIN HEADSTONE: The gravestone of Archie Van Griffin was in a closet in the basement of Sayles Hall on Brown University’s campus for decades until it was returned to Brayton Cemetery in Warwick in mid June. Currently, it rests on the earth in a shady spot by the grave of Bertha Griffin, a suspected relative. (Warwick Beacon photos by Dana Richie)
Tombstone in the closet: The discovery, relocation of the Archie Van Griffin headstone
Just after lunch on January 17, 2017, Jack Wrenn, a PhD student at the time, wandered around parts of Brown University’s campus where he “shouldn’t be” with his friend who … more
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