This Syracuse cemetery monument has us wondering: Where is Ella Rosa’s head?

Behind every headstone at Syracuse’s Oakwood Cemetery is a story, a piece of the city’s history.

In one of the historic cemetery’s older sections, stands a heartbreaking memorial to a young woman, Ella Rosa Burt, who passed away on Feb. 17, 1872, at just 19 years old.

Her ornate tombstone features a woman sitting, her hands in her lap, cradling a bouquet of flowers…

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