Moving the Monuments

Steve and Wayne are in the process of moving the Samuel Willis monument back and in alignment with the Ector monument.

This is a dangerous moment for the monument repair technicians. The monument must be lifted enough to get some "tracks" laid down for it to slide on. We used 2X4 boards for this one.

It is a slow and painstaking process.

You must lift the monument carefully to avoid leaning it too much from side to side or front to back. The ferrous metal pins used in the monuments are usually rusted and degraded enough that they break easily. This could do severe damage to the stone, not to mention the person that it could fall on. Some pieces are not pinned at all and are just sitting on top of the other pieces.

Once the monument is in the desired place, it is lifted again and the tracks removed. In this case, since we needed to raise the monument, we will put bricks under it for stability. Once the plot is back filled with soil, you will not be able to see the brick.

Louisa Willis monument is on the right and will be moved next.