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Cambridge, Illinois: Jesus in Cowboy Boots Tombstone

Savior in boots carries his cross. Identical to the more famous tombstone in Paris, Texas.

Rose Dale Cemetery

Address:
E. 1200th St., Cambridge, IL
Directions:
Rose Dale Cemetery. From downtown Cambridge drive west a half-mile on Hwy 81/W. Center St. When you reach the west edge of town, turn south onto S.1st St. Drive a little over a mile. You'll see the cemetery on the right. The Jesus sculpture is in the older section of the cemetery, atop a pink granite base.
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Jesus in Cowboy Boots

I live in Cambridge, Illinois, and in the older section of our cemetery is the same exact statue that is in Paris Texas ("Jesus in Cowboy Boots"). We found it extremely interesting that there is also one here in our small town.

[Wilma Swanson, 09/10/2017]

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