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The lawn was so expansive… giving way to an entire public park behind where I’m standing. We walked through and even found the old cemetery where the original Ormonds and their beloved dog were buried. Of course, the dog could not be buried on hallowed ground, so his gravesite was right up against the fence demarking the family plots.