Hampton, Virginia

The Land of Make-Believe:  The creatures of comics and children's books have gradually been finding a home in cemeteries.  Said Winnie:  "A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside."  Did you know that Winnie is named after Winnipeg, Manitoba?  The monument and marker pictured below is at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Zoo.  Oakland Cemetery.  [2012]

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"On August 24th, 1914, while on route overseas during World War I, Lieutenant Harry Colebourn, of the 34th Fort Garry Horse Regiment of Manitoba, purchased a black Canadian bear cub at White River, Ontario.  He named her Winnie after Winnipeg, his home town. . . ."