scott4020 Posted December 6, 2019 #401 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Visited the graves yesterday. Hike seamed to be longer than it used to be or I'm getting older. They are in bad condition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneharborlady Posted December 6, 2019 #402 Share Posted December 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, scott4020 said: Visited the graves yesterday. Hike seamed to be longer than it used to be or I'm getting older. They are in bad condition. Do you imagine this damage is due to storms of the last several years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbinMich Posted December 6, 2019 #403 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, stoneharborlady said: Do you imagine this damage is due to storms of the last several years? That and just being so close to salt water. Don't think they were made from granite as most tombstones are in the US and probably elsewhere. I've done a lot of genealogy work and looked at many gravestones in person and on the website, Find-A-Grave, some going back to the early 1800s. But those were all in inland cemeteries in the US and Canada, not 10 ft (?) from the ocean, which is a much harsher and thus more destructive than the weather at inland locations. Earlier in this thread someone suggested putting up more permanent memorials. Even though these graves are "in the wild" so to speak, I think it would presumptuous and inappropriate for us, who are total strangers, to do this. Even though it sounds like a thoughtful suggestion. Edited December 6, 2019 by BarbinMich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted December 6, 2019 #404 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Sad to see the graves in such disarray. You can barely tell what they are. I have seen many cemeteries restored. I wonder if the government there would be interested in doing something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott4020 Posted December 6, 2019 #405 Share Posted December 6, 2019 They are some form of concrete. There are no bodies. I believe they were removed when the church was abandoned. There used to be signs of other graves there by the wall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing55 Posted December 7, 2019 #406 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Hmm, it's been a few years... more than 5, since I've checked em out. I may take the jaunt in February. From the recent pics above, the shore is clearly closer and from what I recall, much more rocky. Thanks for updates. Heck of a thread too!👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted February 13, 2022 #407 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Visited the Grave at Princess Cays today. Here's what it looked like today and what it looked like the first time I saw it in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing55 Posted February 20, 2022 #408 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 7/7/2019 at 1:37 PM, LarryF said: I was there last week and could only find Myrtle Gibson’s tombstone. It’s completely on the beach now with no vegetation near it. I couldn’t find the other tombstone. I didn’t have my phone with me so I couldn’t take any pictures. I posted a video a few years ago. Thanks for the update. It's been awhile since I've checked it out. And as of now, we don't have a cruise with a stop at PC. I'm glad this thread is still alive though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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