I have photographed 28 damaged stones (one article says there are 30 but I
have found only 28 so far) at Greenlawn this morning and have posted them
online along with articles from The Daily Journal (Johnson Co.) and WTHR-
Ch. 13 at
http://www.bradmanz.com/greenlawn_vandals.html
Brad Manzenberger
-----Original Message-----
From: Sharon Howell [mailto:sshowell@indy.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 8:53 AM
To: INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] What cemetery was hit last night?
Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin is the one on the east side of US31, just
south of SR44. The article takes up half the front page today.
http://www.thejournalnet.com/ 6/30/04
The short version is: the city maintains the grounds, individuals are
responsible for the stones. "Park board members will discuss the vandalism
issue at their next meeting July 26 and decide whether to pay for some of
the damage." The article also states that tombstones are "actually very
fragile and easier to knock over than people think." We sure didn't need
that statement put out to the public! The photos don't show any broken
stones, just toppled apart.
Sharon Howell
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