LILLE TOMB OLE KNOX.
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The Penobscot Gazette states, is near to
the mansion which the patriot soldier occu-
pied in a small grove of laurcls, surrounded
by low wall Of rough stones, laid in lime.
Directly over the door of the vault is a small
monument, six or eight feet in height, con-
sistng of pedestal and obclisk, on the front
of which is All inscription in the following
words:


"The tomb of Major General II. Knox,
who died October 25th, 1906, aged Sc years.
''rs fatc's decree, farewell thy lust renown,
The hcro's honor, and the good mans CROWN


On the reverse is--"In memory of Marcus
Camillus, George Washington, Marcus
Washington, and NJ William bingham, OF
Julia, Carol, Augusta, and Alice Wentworth,
ninc children of Henry and Lucy Knox, all
Of whom died before their parents.''


Directly H. . ont of the little enclosure
arc several fragments OF ancient monuments
which mark the spot as having been tho
burying place oi the first settlers. Perhaps
the first intcrments were made from the fort
which was bNilt near this place about the
middle of the last century Among the bro
ken monuments is one to the the memory of
the Rev. Robert Rutherford, who died en-
the 18th of Oct. 1896 ared 6S wears