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Photo: Grave Raised by Fallen Tree

Hurricane Sandy's spooky side, just in time for (subsequently rescheduled) Halloween.

Since Halloween has been unofficially rescheduled for Saturday after being washed out by Hurricane Sandy, this photo of an old grave raised by a fallen tree should usher in the spooky mood.

The photo was taken at Youngs Memorial Cemetery in Oyster Bay Cove on Oct. 31 after Hurricane Sandy toppled a pine tree growing next to a cluster of old graves.

Young Family Cemetery was set aside as a cemetery in 1658. President Theodore Roosevelt is buried in the cemetery as are a number of Youngs family slaves, and veterans of the Revolutionary War, Civil War and Spanish-American War.

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