This is the grave of Noah Webster. Born in 1758 in West Hartford, Connecticut, Webster came from a middling upbringing but one that sought better, as his father mortgaged his.
This is the grave of George Washington. There's one much one can say about Washington, so just a couple of points. 1) His choosing to step down from power peacefully.
This is the grave of Archibald MacLeish. Born in Illinois, MacLeish grew up rich, went to Harvard, served in World War I, and went to law school. But his career.
This is the grave of Lyman Beecher. Lyman Beecher was born in New Haven in 1775 and quickly became a rising star in the New England religious world as a.
This is the grave of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg. Muhlenberg, a son of the founder of the Lutheran Church in America, was a Pennsylvania minister and supporter of the American Revolution..
This is the grave of Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Burnside, Rhode Island's gift to the Civil War and to the history of facial hair, was born in Indiana, the son of.
This is the grave of John D. Rockefeller. I hardly need to explain to you all who Rockefeller was. The wealthiest man in American history in real money, the Standard.
This is the grave of Robert McNamara. This is a man who died without any blood on his hands at all. In fact, it's hard to think of an American.
