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Headstone - Anders Christian Clausen

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Description: This image of a headstone was taken at Terrace End Cemetery. Anders Clausen emigrated from Denmark in 1875. He farmed at Awapuni near the corner of the present day Monrad Street. Clausen street is named for this family, who still have a number of descendants living in Manawatū. Other Clausen graces are nearby in block 41. Wooden fences surrounding graves were common in the early years, but this is the last remaining example. Fences would have been useful in the early days as protection from pigs, cattle and even horses that made themselves at home in the bush near the cemetery.