Charles H. Dow - Providence, Rhode Island - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Charles H. Dow (1851 - 1902) was an American business and financial journalist who co-founded Dow Jones & Company in 1882, and The Wall Street Journal in 1889, along with Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. Dow invented the Dow Jones Industrial Average. One of the oldest and most well-known measurements of American stock market indices, it was first calculated on May 26, 1896.

His grave is on Pleasant View Avenue at North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island. For someone of his lasting and immense impact on society, the headstone is noteworthy for its ordinariness: a plain granite slab of standard size and shape, engraved with minimal information on the front:

CHARLES H. DOW
NOV. 6, 1851 - DEC. 4, 1902

WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE, WITH CHARITY TO ALL

LUCY M. DOW
MARCH 22, 1846 - JULY 16, 1918

The historic cemetery is quite sizeable - it dates from 1700 and covers about 110 acres with over 40,000 graves - and is still active with over 200 burials annually. You can drive right up to and park beside the small Dow plot. It is just over half a mile north from the main gate, which is at the junction of North Main Street and Branch Avenue.

Description: Charles H. Dow (1851 - 1902) was an American journalist who co-founded Dow Jones & Company and The Wall Street Journal, and invented the Dow Jones Industrial Average, one of the oldest and most well-known measurement of American stock market indices. Date of birth: 11/06/1851 Date of death: 12/04/1902 Area of notoriety: Historical Figure Marker Type: Headstone Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 8:00AM - 4:00PM daily Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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