This is the grave of A. Bartlett Giamatti. Giamatti was born in 1935 and became an literature professor at Yale. In 1978, he became president of Yale, serving in that.
This is the grave of Thurlow Weed. Thurlow Weed was a political kingmaker of the Whig Party. Born in 1797 in New York, Weed became involved in politics at a.
This is the grave of Jedidiah Morse. Morse, born in 1761 in Connecticut, was an early American geographer. He was trained as a minister at Yale and held a parish.
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 William Marcy. An early doughface, or northern politician who served southern masters, Marcy was a big wig in the New York Democratic Party during the.
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 tomb of James Garfield: Garfield grew up in Ohio, raised by his widowed mother. He attended Williams College in Massachusetts, moved back to Ohio and entered politics.
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..
