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 | 01-This house in Athens, Ga., built in 1856, was home to the family of A.L. and Callie Hull.
The Old Home as it fronted on Dearing Street |
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 | 02-A. L. and Callie Hull had nine children.
Shown here: May, Marion, Thomas,
A.L., Longstreet, Callie, Harry,
Joe, Sally |
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 | 03-Their fourth child, Julia Ermina Hull, died in 1880, barely two years old.
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 | 04-In 1892, their third child, Thomas Cobb Hull, a student at UGA, died of typhoid at age 16.
Tom was a student at the
University of Georgia. |
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 | 05-Julia and Tom are buried next to their parents at Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens.
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 | 06-Grave marker: Julia Ermina Hull
Here Rests
Julia Ermina
Daughter of
A. L. and Callie Hull
Born
Aug. 5 1878
Died
Aug. 27 1880 |
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 | 07-Grave marker: Thomas Cobb Hull
The headstone had lain in the grass for years. |
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 | 08-Chicora Foundation's Mike Trinkley, Debi Hacker, and Nicole Southerland.
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 | 09-Tom's headstone is lifted from the red clay where it had lain for years.
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 | 10-Nicole drills out the rusted iron pins that caused the headstone to fall.
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 | 11-Debi chips the rusted metal from the headstone.
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 | 12-Mike washes the base with D/2, which also kills lichen and algae.
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 | 13-Nicole enlarges the holes in the base.
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 | 14-Debi cleans the headstone with D/2.
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 | 15-Nicole blows marble dust from holes.
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 | 16-Nicole drills holes into the granite sub-base.
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 | 17-The red clay is washed off, but leaves its stain.
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 | 18-Nicole drills longer holes into the headstone.
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 | 19-Mike cleans the drilled holes with acetone.
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 | 20-New stainless steel pins are placed in the base.
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 | 21-A dry run: Will the pins fit into the holes?
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 | 22-The rusting iron pins expanded, breaking off chunks of marble.
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 | 23-Structural epoxy will hold the new pins in place.
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 | 24-Mike sets the new pins.
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 | 25-Mortar will bond the headstone to its base.
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 | 26-The team lifts the stone onto its pins.
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 | 27-The headstone is braced while the mortar sets.
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 | 28-Charlotte Marshall brought iced tea to cool us off--it was hot in that Georgia sun!
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 | 29-Mike takes a break to admire Charlotte's handsome book on Oconee Hill Cemetery.
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 | 30-Cleaning the stone exposes ivy, oak leaves, and acorns that were long hidden under grime.
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 | 31-Nicole uses Jahn marble mortar to fill in the broken places.
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 | 32-Late afternoon rain calls for a tarp to protect Nicole's work.
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 | 33-Nicole creates a faux mortar joint at the bottom of the headstone.
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 | 34-The braced stone is left under its tarp overnight to set.
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 | 35-Tom's stone stands firmly upright again.
Thomas Cobb Hull
Son of
A L & Callie Hull
Born December 20, 1875
Died August 19, 1892
Blessed are the pure in heart
for they shall see God. |
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 | 36-Julia's headstone, partially cleaned, shows similar damage.
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 | 37-The damage is caused by a rusting iron pin.
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 | 38-Julia's headstone is wobbly; it will be stabilized soon.
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 | 39-A Wood & Perot fence surrounds the Lumpkin-Cobb lot.
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 | 40-In deplorable condition, it needs professional preservation.
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 | 41-The fence is undergoing preservation in 2017.
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