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GRAVE MONUMENT RAISED
NICHOLAS DUMAS
who died Dec. 30, 1902,
at the young age of 53 yrs.
**Grave Stone now stands
straight and solid after being
raised from deep in the soil,
where it was not only sinking,
but was tipping at a quick rate.
**find this stone in
Old St. Anthony's inside the circleOct 21, 2010
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Pic # 2
GRAVE MONUMENT RAISED
**John Skakel & Bob Smith
stand beside the newly raised
grave monument
**this took about 1 ~ hour to completeOct 21, 2010
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Pic # 1
GRAVE MONUMENT RAISED
**this monument has been prepared
for raising, by digging the soil from
around the deeply sunken base.
**this one will be gently raised with
long pry bars and filled with gravel
under the base and around it,
as it is slowly
built up to the desired height
**covered and blocked off to prevent
anyone accidentally stumbling into the
deep holeOct 21, 2010
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Raising of a Base
Pic # 9
**monument of
Palajie Dolsen, the wife of
Isaac M. Dolsen is now set
in place on it's newly restored
base. Oct 19, 2010
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Raising of a Base
Pic # 8
**the 2 base pieces are now
set and sealed together
**next step is to lift and set
the long tall monument
on top of it.Oct 19, 2010
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Raising of a Base
Pic # 7
**Bruce & Trish set the
top base square into the
sealing compound
**the compound should seal
the 2 edges and keep the rain
and ice out for some years
**thus preventing the pieces from
separating and sliding apartOct 19, 2010
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Raising of a Base
Pic # 6
**Bruce is applying the sealing
compound in a twisted bead style
**the second top base will be set
into this compound to seal the edgesOct 19, 2010
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Raising of a Base
Pic # 5
**Bruce Warwick explains the product he
is about to use.
**sealing compound will be set between
the 2 bases
**this helps keep the water out and also
to prevent slipping from ice build up
Oct 19, 2010
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Raising of a Base
Pic # 4
**close up view of this
base to give a vision of
the depth and weight
that some areOct 19, 2010
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Raising of a Base
Pic # 3
**this large heavy bottom
base is finally uncovered
and raised by using solid
2 X 4 pieces of wood
**gravel will be packed
beneath it to raise it upOct 19, 2010
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Raising of a Base
Pic # 2
**the tall monument and a
smaller base lie, waiting to
be replaced on the larger
base that is still hidden
under the soilOct 19, 2010
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Raising of a Base
Pic # 1
**after prodding and finding that a
base was lying under the soil, it is
slowly dug for
**to raise to hold monumentOct 19, 2010
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