Homewood Cemetery Pyramid
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sherpes
N 40° 26.553 W 079° 54.457
17T E 592641 N 4477450
Homewood cemetery tomb shaped as a pyramid 40 feet high
Waymark Code: WM2Y3G
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2008
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Memorial to William Brown, born on August 11, 1856, died on April 28, 1921. Businessman. He and his brothers organized the firm of Wm. H. Brown & Sons of Pittsburgh in 1876. They were the largest shippers of coal on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Mr. Brown's private mausoleum, the Pyramid, was built in 1898-99. It is the only one of its type in Homewood Cemetery and has become a landmark within its grounds.
Location of Pyramid: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Approximate Date of Construction: 1898
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