Headstone vs. Tombstone: What’s the Difference?
What’s the difference between a headstone and a tombstone? “”Gravestone”” is the older word, being used from the late 1300s, and “”tombstone”” is from the mid-1500s. A headstone, as the word implies, referred to a grave marker placed at the head of a grave. Some gravesites also have a footstone, which, as the word implies, … Read more