Collins Family Obelisk - Dayton, OH
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DaveGoliath
N 39° 44.626 W 084° 10.347
16S E 742276 N 4403142
The Collins' Family Monument in the Woodland Cemetary, Dayton, OH
Waymark Code: WM68JF
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2009
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Note: There are a lot of other very large obelisks in this cemetary. It is odd that the dividing line seems to be in/around the early 1930s that obelisks (at least in this cemetary) became obsolete as a headstone/monument. Be sure to see the other Waymarks in/around this one.
On May 1, 1863, the CH&DRR leased the Dayton and Michigan Railroad in perpetuity. In 1891, it acquired the Cincinnati, Dayton and Chicago Railroad, while in March of that year it added the Cincinnati, Dayton and Ironton Railroad.
The original C.H. & D. was founded by John Alexander Collins, born in Staffordshire, England on June 8 1815. He came to the US in 1825 and worked as a locomotive engineer until moving to Ohio in 1851 to open the C.H. & D.
He remained with the line until 1872. He passed away in Covington, KY on January 26, 1878. Mr. Collins is buried in Woodlawn Cemetary in Dayton, Ohio where his tombstone details his life and his work
Date Created/Placed: Late 1800s
Address:
Woodland Cemetary
Entrance from the intersection of Wayne Ave. & Waldo St. - Dayton, OH
Height: 35
Illuminated: no
Website: [Web Link]
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