From Wikipedia.
This is a continuation of my Road Trippin' Through History that I started in my Running the Blockade: Civil War Navy blog last week. I wrote about a Sgt. Richard Binder, USMC, who had received a Medal of Honor for service at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher in 1865.
When I Road Trip Through History, I start with a story and see where it takes me. One of the things I like to do is find out if there are any folks of interest buried where the person is interred. Sgt. Binder is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. The cemetery is by Philadelphia, but actually in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and is affiliated with the larger Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Earlier today, I, posted about four Union soldiers who received Medals of Honor during the Civil War in my Running the Blockade blog.
There are a number of early baseball players buried there, but I am not familiar with any of their names.
ALEXANDER MILNE CALDER ((1845-1923) Sculptor. Designed the George Meade statue in Philadelphia along with the Benjamin Franklin statue atop the Philadelphia City Hall.
WILLIAM E. CARTER (1875-1940) Millionaire and survivor of the Titanic.
More to Come. --Cooter
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