Waller Obelisk - Chicago, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 41° 57.573 W 087° 39.563
16T E 445356 N 4645495
This obelisk is a grave marker at Chicago's Graceland Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMC6J4
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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This obelisk is about 20 feet tall. It marks the graves of the Edward Waller. Graves of Waller family members surround the monument including one for Edward Waller who died in 1887.
There was a prominent Edward Waller in Chicago who was a real estate developer... and patron of Frank Lloyd Wright...however, that Edward Waller died in 1931. So, perhaps this Waller was a father, grandfather or other family ancestor.
Neither the Wikipedia article (visit link) which list prominent people buried here nor the Cemetery's own lists (visit link) have anything to say about the Wallers.
Date Created/Placed: 1887

Address:
Graceland Cemetery 4001 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60613

Height: c. 20 feet

Illuminated: no

Website: Not listed
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