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Left. Weedeater scars are visible at the base of this historic stone. Lest We Forget. South Carolina <br />Educational Television. Right. The angled setting and scarred edge of this stone were both <br />caused by a riding lawn mower that came too close. Photo SCDAK <br />When you are planning a cleat► up, keep in mind the age and <br />significance of your cemetery—was it a family burial ground, a church <br />yard, or a formally planned cemetery? Traditional maintenance varied <br />with the age and type of cemetery. A cemetery established in the <br />early -20th century as a planned lawn -park cemetery will have charac- <br />teristics like mown grass lawns and markers in neat rows, all of which <br />should be preserved. On the other hand, walls or fences with markers <br />placed irregularly inside the enclosure are characteristic of rural <br />family cemeteries. Grass and weeds were cut from time to time, and <br />loved ones planted and cared for flowers and shrubs. You would lose <br />the historic character of a rural family cemetery if you placed the <br />stones in perfect rows and replaced the traditional vegetation with a <br />grass lawn. <br />33 <br />