Why You See Woodmen of the World Tombstones Everywhere
If you've ever spent an afternoon wandering through an old cemetery, you've probably done a double-take at a woodmen of the world tombstone that looks exactly like a giant, petrified tree stump. They're hard to miss. While most of the surrounding graves are your standard flat slabs or vertical rectangles, these markers stand out like pieces of folk art. They've got bark textures, cut-off branches, and sometimes even little stone axes leaning against the trunk. ...