About Nathaniel Holmes
Lived 1783 – 1869 (aged 85–86). Nathaniel Holmes was an American sculptor.
Nathaniel Holmes (1783–1869) was an American stone carver from Plymouth, Massachusetts who became Cape Cod's first resident gravestone carver. During his 70-year career he created approximately 1500 gravestones on Cape Cod and in the Plymouth area. The majority of his works are slate, though he also created stones in marble.
His own grave is in Cobb's Hill Cemetery, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
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Who was Nathaniel Holmes?
American artist
When was Nathaniel Holmes born?
Nathaniel Holmes was born in 1783.
When did Nathaniel Holmes die?
Nathaniel Holmes died in 1869.
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Nathaniel Holmes was a sculptor.
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Nathaniel Holmes was American.
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· DBpedia: Nathaniel Holmes (stonecarver)
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