Statue Trivia

[Dave Taylor]

(02-01-2024 09:01 PM)Rob Wick Wrote:  Dave,

I admit that i googled the crematory clue and came up with F. Julius LeMoyne, although I don't find any references that he was a special commissioner of the War Department. However, I will stay with this guess.

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Rob

You are just one degree of separation off, Rob. Dr. LeMoyne built the private crematory where the first cremation occurred in the United States. He did this so that he could be cremated when he died, which he subsequently was. But, Dr. LeMoyne was the third person to be cremated in his crematory. The man depicted in these statues was connected to the very first person to be cremated in Dr. LeMoyne's crematory. He was a big advocate for cremation and carried out the deceased's final wishes.