This is the grave of Daniel Webster. Born in Salisbury, New Hampshire in 1782, Webster grew up in a farming family. But he was rather sickly and took to books..
This is the grave of Robert Latham Owen. Born in 1856 in Lynchburg, Virginia, Owen grew up in a pretty affluent household. His father was president of the Virginia and.
This is the grave of C.W. Post. Born in 1854 in Springfield, Illinois, Charles William Post ended up at what became the University of Illinois after he finished high school,.
This is the grave of Arthur Fiedler. Born in 1894 in Boston, Fiedler grew up the son of Jewish immigrants from Austria who were musicians. His father was a violinist.
This is the grave of Isaac Hull. Born in 1773 in Derby, Connecticut, Hull grew up on the water. His father was a ship captain trading in the West Indies.
This is the grave of William Duane, Jr. Born in 1780 in Clonmel County, Ireland, Duane immigrated with his parents to Philadelphia in 1796. His father, the radical Jeffersonian newspaper.
This is the grave of Jay Cooke. Born in 1821 in Sandusky, Ohio, Cooke grew up in a strong Whig household. His father was a Ohio state legislator and served.
This is the grave of Lou Gehrig. Born in 1903 in Manhattan, Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig was the son of German immigrants. His father was a drunk sheet-metal worker who sometimes.
