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Harriet and Louisa Jacobs Gravestones, Mount Auburn Cemetery

Two light stoned grave stones sit next to each other. The left stone is inscribed "Harriet Jacobs, February 11, 1815, March 7, 1897, 'Patient in tribulation, fervent in spirit serving the Lord.'" Small rocks sit on top of it. The right headstone reads "Louisa M. Jacobs, October 19, 1836, April 5, 1917." Dandelions and small purple flowers pop out of the grass surrounding the headstones.

Gravestones of Harriet and Louisa Jacobs. Harriet Jacobs escaped slavery and later wrote her life story in "Incidents of the Life of a Slave Girl." Harriet is buried with her daughter, Louisa, in Mount Auburn Cemetery. Mount Auburn Cemetery is listed as a site on the Network to Freedom.

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