The Monitor's revolving turret inventor (and patent holder) Thordore Timby was buried initially at Evergreen Cemetery (now called Evergreens Cemetery) in New York City. Whenever I am writing about someone or something, I like to go Roadtripping through history and follow places or people I mention in the blog entries and see where it takes me.
I especially like to find out if other people of interest are buried in the cemeteries where our person was buried.
So, I looked up Evergreen(s) Cemetery.
** GEORGE HENRY ELLIS: (1875-1898) The only U.S. sailor killed in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
** THOMAS DILWARD: (1817-1887) Called the African Tom Thunb because of his size. Appeared in minstrel shows and is credited with inventing the phrase "Hunky Dory" meaning everything's alright.
** MARTIN HILDEBRANDT: (1825-1890) Early American tattoo artist. During the Civil War, he was a Union soldier in the Army of the Potomac and traveled from camp to camp tattooing soldiers.
** A lot of early entertainers and baseball players.
** CHARLES A. READ: (1837-1865) Awarded Medal of Honor during Civil War as a sailor on the USS Kearsarge in its battle with the CSS Alabama.
** BILL ROBINSON: (1878-1949) Nickname "Bojangles." As in "Mr. Bojangles." Most highly paid black tap dancer, singer and actor in the U.S. in first half of 20th century.
** TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FIRE: (1911) Six women whose bodies could not be identified buried under a statue of a kneeling woman.
Some Interesting People. --Old B-Runner
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