YAH @ the David Kennison Historical Marker - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 55.001 W 087° 38.074
16T E 447378 N 4640720
Located at the historical marker indicating the nearby gravesite of the last survivor of the Boston Tea Party.
Waymark Code: WMV37Z
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2017
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This You Are Here map is on the reverse side of a historical marker which reads:
""HIDDEN TRUTHS
The 1852 funeral for David Kennison was the most
elaborate Chicago had ever seen. The City paid all
expenses, and donated 2 cemetery plots , intending to
erect a monument on his grave. That never happened.
The legend of his exploits grew to unfeasible
proportions. His Boston Tea party fame , military
achievements, and his claim to have lived to the age
of 115 are disputed today. This boulder, installed
50 years after Kennison's death, is likely two blocks
north of the actual burial site in what was then the
Chicago City Cemetery.
This two-part project by Pamela Bannos continues on the
internet : (
visit link)