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  2. List of burial places of presidents and vice presidents of ...

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    Burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States are located across 23 states and the District of Columbia. Since the office was established in 1789, 45 people have served as President of the United States. [A] Of these, 40 have died. The state with the most presidential burial sites is Virginia with seven.

  3. Burial - Wikipedia

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    Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over.

  4. Ancient Egyptian funerary practices - Wikipedia

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    The ancient burial process evolved over time as old customs were discarded and new ones adopted, but several important elements of the process persisted. Although specific details changed over time, the preparation of the body, the magic rituals, and grave goods were all essential parts of a proper Egyptian funeral.

  5. 50 Famous Celebrity Gravesites Around the World - AOL

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    The site bears only her name and years of life, but fans pay tribute by leaving flowers and lipstick smears. Now, visitors to Monroe's grave will get to see two celebrity burial sites at once.

  6. The Burial Sites of Some of America's Most Infamous Outlaws - AOL

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    Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson. Died: 1968. Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery. Bronx, New York. Bumpy Johnson has been called the Godfather of Harlem, and even inspired a television series of the same name ...

  7. List of burial places of founders of religious traditions

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    Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition holds that the compound encloses the burial place of four biblical couples: Adam and Eve; Abraham and Sarah; Isaac and Rebekah; Jacob and Leah. According to Midrashic sources, it also contains the head of Esau , the brother of Jacob .