101 - Archibald Witt - Fairlawn Cemetery - Stillwater, OK
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Archibald Witt was born the same year that The United States issued its first postage stamps
Waymark Code: WMJ24W
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2013
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The final resting place of Archibald Witt is at the north side of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the far north side of the section. His is an upright, double marker he shared with his spouse Sarah. A beautiful quote is etched into the monument, under the years of birth and death.
Text on marker:
Witt
Father
Archibald
Born June 4, 1847
Died Aug. 24, 1948
Mother
Sarah A.
Born Jan. 1, 1853
Died Jan. 10, 1928
I hear a voice you cannot hear.
Which says I must not stay.
I see a hand you cannot see.
Which beckons me away.
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Archibald's time on earth:
1847: After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.
1857:The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, D.C., becoming the first school for the advanced education of the deaf.
1867: Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this "Seward's Folly".
1877: Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States, succeeding Ulysses S. Grant as a result of the Compromise of 1877.
1887:Anne Sullivan begins teaching Helen Keller.
1897: Irish-born theatrical manager Bram Stoker's contemporary Gothic horror novel Dracula is first published (in London)
1907: The first taxicabs with taxi meters begin operating in London.
1917: The United States ends its search for Pancho Villa.
1927: In New York City, the Roxy Theatre is opened by Samuel Roxy Rothafel.
1937: Wallace H. Carothers receives a patent for nylon.
1948: Miranda, the innermost moon of Uranus, is discovered by Gerard Kuiper
(source of yearly events: wikipedia)
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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