Druid Ridge Cemetery - Baltimore MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 39° 22.914 W 076° 43.068
18S E 352051 N 4360565
Since 1898, Druid Ridge Cemetery has been a peaceful final resting place in the Baltimore area. The natural setting and abundant wildlife of Druid Ridge have attracted thousands of families and visitors over the years.
Waymark Code: WM1APQE
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2024
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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From Wikipedia:

"Druid Ridge Cemetery is located in Pikesville, Maryland, just outside the city of Baltimore.

Among its monuments and graves are several noted sculptures by Hans Schuler and the final resting places of:

Felix Agnus, American Civil War general and newspaper publisher
Frederick Bauernschmidt (1864–1933), brewer and philanthropist
Alfred Blalock, pioneering cardiovascular surgeon
Patricia Breslin, actress
Howard Bryant (1861–1930), Maryland state delegate and law professor
Dorothy Benjamin Caruso, widow of tenor Enrico Caruso
William Bullock Clark (1860–1917), American geologist
William Jones "Boileryard" Clarke, baseball player and coach
Claribel Cone, physician and art collector
Etta Cone, famous art collector along with her sister who together helped establish the Baltimore Museum of Art
Walter Dandy, one of the fathers of neurosurgery
Samuel K. Dennis Jr. (1874–1953), Maryland politician and judge
Anthony Hastings George, British Consul-General.
Jennis Roy Galloway, Baltimore-born World War II Commander, later Managing Director of Union Carbide India, Ltd
Elisabeth Gilman, daughter of Daniel Coit Gilman and prominent Maryland socialist and civil liberties advocate
John F. Goucher, namesake of Goucher College
Virginia Hall, Baltimore-born World War II spy for the British Special Operations Executive
Eli Jones Henkle, U.S. Congressman, 5th District of Maryland
William Henry Howell (1860–1945), American physiologist He was buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
John Charles Linthicum, U.S. Congressman, 4th District of Maryland
John Mays Little (died 1950), Maryland state delegate
Adolf Meyer (1866–1950), Swiss-American psychiatrist
Art Modell, owner of professional football teams
Curt Motton, professional baseball player
Rosa Ponselle, celebrated soprano
Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. (1898-1983), investment banker and founder of T. Rowe Price
Carl Vernon Sheridan, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
George A. Solter (1873–1950), American judge and lawyer
Hugh H. Young, pioneering urologist"

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