Tombstone of Charles Irving Thornton
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Charles Irving Thornton (January 20, 1841 – March 12, 1842) was an American infant from the state of Virginia. His tombstone, located in Cumberland State Forest in Cumberland County, Virginia, is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places as one of only two gravestones in the world, and the only one in the United States, known to exist with an epitaph by Charles Dickens.
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Charles Irving Thornton Tombstone | |
Location | West of Cumberland, off Oak Hill Forest Rd., Cumberland State Forest, near Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°29′37″N 78°18′52″W |
Built | 1842 |
NRHP reference No. | 80004186 |
VLR No. | 024-0054 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1980[1] |
Designated VLR | June 17, 1980[2] |
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