File:"White bronze" (zinc) tombstone, Union Cemetery, Panama, New York - 20220112.jpg

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English: A "white bronze" tombstone serves as a prominent landmark at Panama Union Cemetery in Panama, New York, as seen on a dreary January 2022 afternoon. Enjoying a fairly brief period of popularity beginning in the 1870s and ending at the First World War, these markers - which, despite the name, are actually composed of a zinc alloy, cast into a mold and then sandblasted to mimic the rough matte finish of granite - were all sourced from one company, namely the Monumental Bronze Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The metal markers were touted as being more durable than stone and were especially popular among Civil War veterans, doubtless because of the custom-designed statues of soldiers marketed by the company as decorative add-ons.
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Camera location42° 04′ 32.3″ N, 79° 28′ 39.94″ W  Heading=129.45877076751° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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