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James Foster gravestone, Dorchester Illustration 2677  The Dorchester Old North Burying Ground has a type of marker called portrait stones. The City of Boston website, https://www.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/iconography-gravestones-burying-grounds, has the following entry: “Another type of decorative carving, often called “portrait stones,” was more … Continue reading →