John Elstner Gunckel Memorial - Woodside Cemetery - Pyramids on Waymarking.com

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John Gunckel's monument, a memorial to the founder of the Toledo Newsboys Association, was dedicated on August 11, 1917, nearly two years after his death. Overlooking a stream a half-mile from the main entrance, the 1,000-ton pyramid stands twenty-six feet tall. It is made of approximately 10,000 small stones and rocks from all over the world, including agates from the Holy Land and rare stones from China, Japan and Alaska that Toledo citizens contributed. Constructed by the Lloyd Brothers from donated materials, the monument contains a copper plate with the inscription: "The newsboys' friend John Elstner Gunckel, 1846-1915. 'There was a man sent from God whose name was John.' Toledo honors: a citizen without reproach, a friend without pretense, a philanthropist without display, a Christian without hypocrisy." For many years, members placed lotus flowers on his grave to honor the anniversary of his death. (Note 24)

Location of Pyramid: Toledo, Ohio Approximate Date of Construction: 1915 Website: [Web Link] Rate this Pyramid:

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