This is the grave of Stephen Field. Born in 1816 in Haddam, Connecticut to a Congregationalist minister and a larger family who would produce many leading 19th century figures, including.
This is the grave of John Jacob Astor. Johann Jakob Astor was born in 1763 in Walldorf, in what is today Germany. His family was skilled workers and that seemed.
This is the grave of William O. Douglas. Born in 1898 in Maine Township, Minnesota, Douglas' father was an itinerant preacher and the family moved around a lot. By 1904,.
This is the grave of Elizabeth Freeman. Born into slavery around 1744 on a farm near Claverack, New York, Freeman's experience wasn't so unusual. New York was the center of.
This is the grave of the odious Gilded Age lawyer and capitalist George Baer. Born in 1842 in Lavansville, Pennsylvania, Baer dropped out of school at the age of 13.
This is the memorial to Margaret Fuller. Born in 1810 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to an active family in politics and reform and to a father who served several terms in.
This is the grave of the vile right-wing anti-union extremist senator from Ohio, Robert Taft. The son of William Howard Taft and grandson of former attorney general Alphonso Taft, Robert.
This is the grave of the traitor Matthew Maury. Born in 1806 to an elite Virginia family near Fredericksburg, Maury wanted nothing more than to join the Navy. But after.
