Globe Times Newspaper, Monday Aug. 19, 1974 Tombstones Bulldozed On Living Memorial Site Tombstones are being bulldozed in a section of the former Dryland Church Cemetery in Hecktown, where a living memorial will be erected in the future. Harold Fabian head of the Dryland Graveyard Assn. said site, dating back to the 1750s, will be marked by a central monument with a standard placed nearby listing the names of those buried on the grounds. The graveyard over a period of time, will be regraded and seeded so as to be "presentable to the rest of the community," Fabian explained. No graves will be touched, he added. The Rev. Robert Herman pastor of the Hecktown Trinity Lutheran Church, commenting on the work being done said: The wind gets terrific up there, blowing over the brittle stones and breaking them. A lawnmower couldn't get through there. It is estimated that approximately 50 tons of top soil will be needed to complete the work. Fabian stressed that " considerable time will be required before the changeover is completed." Repairs attempted in the early 1960s were not successful, Rev. Mr. Herman said earlier. It was also pointed out that further attempts at repair work would have involved "tremendous costs" that could not be underwriten. There is a picture of a bulldozer picking up the stones. Where they went from there is unknown. I did call the church to ask if they knew what happened to the stones. The said they would check and get back to me. Globe Times Newspaper, Thursday April 3, 1975 County Votes Funds For Cemetery Northampton County Commissioners voted today to appropriate $1500 to the Dryland Graveyard Cemetery Assn., Hecktown, for the erection of a veterans memorial. Board Chairman Martin J. Bechtel disclosed efforts by its Veterans Affairs office to solicitate funds for the project from state and county veterans organizations have been futile. The only stipulation made by the commissioners in turning over the money to the Lower Nazareth Twp. organization is that the project receive approval from the State Arts Commission, a requirement in the county code. The memorial planned by the association will honor 86 veterans dating back to the French-Indian and Civil Wars. The commissioners indicated the $1500 contribution is the maximum ammount of money the law allows to be given. Cemetery officials said the project has a historical value and is the townships chief bicentennial mission for 1976. The monument will replace grave markers which have been removed. The markers were ilegible and in many instances were found broken. Involved are Revolutionary, Civil War, French-Indian War, and veteran graves from the War of 1812. The cost of the project which will have a basin effect, surrounded by shrubbery will cost upwards of $7000. Jean