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ROBERT PAUL Jr. WAS A PRIVATE OF CO. A. 13TH PA. VOL. INFANTRY 3 MONTHS SERVICE, HELPED ORGANIZE AND ENLISTED IN HAMPTON BATTERY F. PA. LIGHT ARTILLERY OCT. 8TH 1861 AND WAS ENGAGED IN EVERY BATTLE THE BATTERY WAS IN … Continue reading →

ADAM JACKSON Born about 1862 in England Died March 25, 1910, Bloomington, Indiana At first glance the small limestone gravestone in Section E in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana, looks like it was sculpted for a small child, … Continue reading →

GENERAL ALEXANDER HAYES KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS MAY THE 5TH 1864. BORN JULY THE 8TH 1819. THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE SOLDIERS OF HIS COMMAND This monument is topped with an eagle standing on a flag-draped … Continue reading →

GRANT WOOD 1891-1942 NAN GRAHAM WOOD 1899-1990 BYRON H. McKEEBY 1867—1950 Few paintings in American history have the power to create a tourist attraction but that is exactly what American Gothic has done for the very small Iowa town of … Continue reading →

JOHN THEOBOLD WEYBRECHT BORN IN ALSACE, FRANCE JANUARY 27TH 1829. DIED AT ALLIANCE, OHIO JANUARY 31ST, 1895.  KNOW TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR FORTY YEARS AS A USEFUL CITIZEN AND HONEST MAN The towering granite Weybrecht monument in the Alliance City … Continue reading →

DANIEL O’NEILL January 1, 1830 – Cloughbawn, County Wexford, Ireland January 30, 1877  — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Daniel O’Neill was born in Cloughbawn, County Wexford, Ireland, where he was a contributor to the local newspaper.  When he immigrated to the United … Continue reading →

At the highest point in the Allegheny Cemetery is a soaring column topped by an allegorical statue of Faith commissioned in 1877 for the Moorhead Family of Pittsburgh.  On the face of the base of the Corinthian column is a … Continue reading →

This stained-glass window in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, has two prominent symbols, both of which, are commonly found in American cemeteries, though not usually as colorfully and vivid as this. The crown is a symbol of glory and reward … Continue reading →

ROY ARTHUR HUNT AUGUST 3, 1881 – OCTOBER 21, 1966 RACHEL McMASTERS MILLER HUNT Wife of ROY ARTHUR HUNT June 30, 1882 – February 22, 1963 The Hunt family marker in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh has two matching flowers … Continue reading →

STEPHEN C. FOSTER of Pittsburgh, Pa. BORN July 4, 1826 DIED January 13, 1864 Prolific song writer and musician, Stephen Foster became known as the “Father of American Music,” and for good reason, too.  Even though his most noteworthy songs … Continue reading →