Roadside memorial

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title: Roadside memorial
text: A roadside memorial, also referred to as a descanso, is a marker that usually commemorates a site where a person died suddenly and unexpectedly, away from home. Unlike a grave site headstone, which marks where a body is laid, the memorial marks the last place on earth where a person was alive – although in the past travelers were, out of necessity, often buried where they fell. Usually the memorial is created and maintained by family members or friends of the person who died. A common type of me
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description: Marker that usually commemorates a site where a person died
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_memorial
date created: 2005-04-27T00:32:56Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T14:16:24Z
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