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of death customs. Above all, they have been appropriately <br />described as "planned places of beauty where the dead and the <br />living might mingle in restful reflection."[3] <br />Thus the preservation and maintenance of cemeteries is <br />significant to the historian, the archaeologist, the folklorist, <br />the sociologist and the cultural geographer as well as to those <br />who have anscestors buried in them. Cemeteries serve both a <br />functional and an emotional purpose. Functionally, they provide a <br />place for the disposal of corpses. on the emotional plane, they <br />are a place where the living can "communicate" with their dead <br />relatives; in this sense they are meaningful as both sacred and <br />secular symbols. In addition, the cemetery as a landscape shares <br />spiritual and mystical traits as a positive expression of a range <br />of religious beliefs.[4] <br />Tutt -Stuckey, like many cemeteries, shares suburban features <br />typically consisting of a balance of "nature versus ... <br />monument[s]." in addition to the architecture of the place --grave <br />markers --shrubs, grass and symbolic evergreen trees are an <br />important part of the infrastructure of this cultural entity.[5] <br />As such, in the preservation of such cemeteries, maintenance of <br />the grounds and landsacping should be an equally important <br />concern along with maintance of grave markers. <br />Finally, in addition to its historic and cultural significance, <br />the cemetery is a place where families have entrusted the final <br />remains of their relatives. It is imperative that a proper <br />concern is shown for the final resting place of local citizens' <br />ancestors. The protection of cemeteries becomes a question of <br />respecting the broad range of religious beliefs and practices of <br />those who have laid their kin to rest in them.[6] <br />4 <br />