Cemetery’s ‘monumental’ task - restore history Photos and Video
Ethel Sentipal wipes snow from a stone at Cross Creek Cemetery.
She said that particular table stone is especially meaningful to
her because it marks the grave of a relative who died in the
early 19th century. A monument at Cross Creek Cemetery honors
veterans of the American Revolution who are buried there. On the
reverse, veterans of the Indian wars and the War of 1812 are
honored. In the foreground are special veterans markers that the
Sentipals hope to match with the correct gravesites. They had
been stolen years ago but were recovered. Jonas Amspoker
(1740-1796) was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. His modern-
day descendants commissioned a new marker when his original
tombstone was damaged, and they visit his grave every year to
place a wreath. The Sentipals hope descendants of those buried
in the cemetery will contact them to they can learn more about
historical figures laid to rest there. Ethel Sentipal clears one
of dozens of markers p