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32 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL LANDMARK APPLICATION <br /> Catharine's is considerably shorter in length than Thomas's, but it repeats an epitaph of great <br /> popularity for women's gravestones. A biblical quote from Mark 14: 8, it says, "She hath done <br /> what she could." <br /> Jesse Miller's grave site marks the next to the last known burial in the Eno Quaker Burial <br /> Ground, and its marker is unlike any other in the cemetery (Photo 19). Miller(1834-1909) was a <br /> veteran of the Civil War, serving as Captain of the 315 Regiment, NC Infantry for the <br /> Confederacy. Reflecting his military career(ironic, this being a Quaker cemetery and Quakers <br /> professing pacifism), Miller's marker is a rectangular, bronze, military plaque set flush to the <br /> ground with raised letters and a cross within a circle at the top.9 <br /> Integrity Statement: <br /> While the Eno Quaker Burying Ground cannot be said to be in pristine physical condition, <br /> having weathered two and a half centuries, the last century with very limited maintenance, it <br /> does retain significant qualities that reflect its history. Except for maintenance issues, it has not <br /> changed or had modern intrusions. It remains in its original location, now a quiet wooded rural <br /> setting with no visual intrusions. At the same time, the trees that have grown up and continue to <br /> grow within the cemetery wall threaten the preservation of both the rock wall and the grave <br /> markers themselves. The overall design of the cemetery remains the same, as do the materials, <br /> i.e. the various types of stone, used in its features. The workmanship exhibited in the cemetery, <br /> ranging from examples of folk art created by un- or little-trained artisans to the more polished <br /> s Cemetery Census: Old Eno Quaker Burying Ground. <br /> 10 <br />