I've seen them all over Maryland and VA as well. Thought it was everywhere. I
can't remember when I first saw one but it seems like they've been around
forever.

Deb

--- Lauraine Armstrong <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> For what it's worth - I have seen relatively plain white crosses and
> crosses adorned with flowers along the roadside where people have been
> killed in accidents. This was in northern Saskatchewan for sure and I
> think northern Alberta as well. I am not sure if this is strictly a
> Native North American custom but these are regions with high aboriginal
> populations and reserves .
>
> Audra Oliver wrote:
>
> > ... Along these lines, in the Pacific Northwest white crosses have
> > been placed at roadsides where people have been killed in accidents
> > for as long as I can remember.  The first I remember of decorated
> > crosses in a similar situation was on Native American land in Idaho in
> > 1980.  Now there seems to be a widespread practice (at least in the
> > Rocky Mountain west) of heavily decorated roadside crosses.  Is this
> > more wide-spread or is it localized?
> >
> >
> >
>
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