Elk's Rest - Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, NY
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N 43° 01.850 W 076° 07.895
18T E 407812 N 4764859
Eli Harvey created a statue "Elk's Rest" for the B.P.O.E. that was used at their buildings and in cemeteries.
Waymark Code: WMW6MD
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2017
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
"An elk with long antlers stands on an inclined rough-hewn base."
Plaque on statue base: "Elk's Rest The gift of Miles S. Hencle to Syracuse Lodge BPOE 31 as a tribute to his mother Eliza T. Hencle"
Eli Harvey (
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"Eli Harvey (September 23, 1860 – February 10, 1957) was an American sculptor, painter and animalier... In 1897 he began exhibiting sculptures of animals at paris salons and continued doing so until returning to the United States in 1900, by which time he was firmly committed to animal sculpture...Harvey's most popular work was a life-sized elk produced for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and used at their buildings and in cemeteries around the United States."