The Emmet Obelisk - Manhattan, New York
N 40° 42.667 W 074° 00.551
18T E 583692 N 4507161
In the southeast corner of St. Paul's historic cemetery is this obilisk built as a memorial to Thomas Addis Emmet, Irish independence advocate and New York State Attorney General.
Waymark Code: WMZ796
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2018
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In the southeast corner of St. Paul's historic cemetery is this obilisk built as a memorial to Thomas Addis Emmet, Irish independence advocate and New York State Attorney General.
According to Forgotten New York (http://forgotten-ny.com/2007/09/mystery-of-the-obelisks-guest-page-by-martin-langfield-author-of-the-malice-box/) it has been discovered that Emmet's remains are not found here. They are in St Mark’s in-the-Bowery Cemetery. The obelisk is inscribed with tributes to Emmet in Gaelic, Latin and English.
Date Created/Placed: 1827
Height: 25'
Illuminated: no
Website: [Web Link]
Address: Not listed
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