Accokeek, Maryland

Ears of Wheat:  A sheaf of wheat represents the harvest, so fitting of the agrarian economy that hugged the Chesapeake's shores. It is the forerunner of what we see today in cemeteries: stems of wheat with full ears of grain. Wheat has long been a symbol of a long and productive life. Added symbolism: In each seed resides the promise of rebirth. Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery. [2012]