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Vandals topple 90 gravestones. Granite and marble headstones lie toppled in the private Denison family cemetery at Denison and Clouston Aves. in the C(...)
Vandals topple 90 gravestones. Granite and marble headstones lie toppled in the private Denison family cemetery at Denison and Clouston Aves. in the C(...)

Vandals topple 90 gravestones. Granite and marble headstones lie toppled in the private Denison family cemetery at Denison and Clouston Aves. in the C(...)

Date11/8/1989
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  • Vandals topple 90 gravestones. Granite and marble headstones lie toppled in the private Denison family cemetery at Denison and Clouston Aves. in the City of York yesterday after vandals struck Tuesday night or yesterday morning; causing an estimated $5;000 damage. No arrests have been made.
  • Vandals topple 90 gravestones. Granite and marble headstones lie toppled in the private Denison family cemetery at Denison and Clouston Aves. in the C(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Vandals topple 90 gravestones. Granite and marble headstones lie toppled in the private Denison family cemetery at Denison and Clouston Aves. in the City of York yesterday after vandals struck Tuesday night or yesterday morning; causing an estimated $5;000 damage. No arrests have been made.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004320F
An 1840 Cemetery, containing 100 graves but few headstones, will be incorporated intact into the parking lot of a new shopping plaza at Warden and Fin(...)
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Unknown
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1920
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6/6/1946
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Puccini, Josephine (Mairoana)
8/2/1922
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Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
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