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White Bronze

Between 1874 and 1912 the Monumental Bronze Company of Bridgeport, CT made headstones that were meant to "weather". Made of sand cast zinc, they called them White Bronze for marketing purposes to make it more appealing to customers. The zinc carbonate gave the headstones a bluish gray color. Ionization of the metal would build in the welds to make for a sturdier hold on all joints. The Monumental Bronze Company opened other locations. Detroit Bronze opened in 1881 and closed in 1885. American Bronze operated in Chicago from 1886 to 1909. Western White Bronze Company opened in Des Moines 1886 and closed in 1908. The government took over the plant in 1914 for the manufacturing of munitions during World War I. After the war the demand for the monuments had faded however they continued to make individual panels for family members who died after the monuments were ordered. The company turned to making castings for automobiles and radios until it closed in 1939.

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Arthur Everett Adams

31 May 1896 – 25 Oct 1896

Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: Block 2 Lot 2

Anna A. McGowan Akright

16 Oct 1867 – 27 Feb 1889

Sodus, Berrien County, Michigan, USA

Mary J Allender

21 Sep 1845 – 28 Dec 1882

Sedgwick, Harvey County, Kansas, USA

Plot info: 2nd Sec. from N., 2nd Sec. from

Michael Appel

18 Jan 1829 – 9 Oct 1882

Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA

Susanna Appis

24 Jun 1826 – 7 Feb 1880

Plainfield, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA

Walter W. Asher

2 May 1902 – 3 Jul 1907

Montgomery Creek, Shasta County, California, USA

Saphronia Darrow Babcock

25 Feb 1819 – 4 Dec 1897

Alburg Center, Grand Isle County, Vermont, USA

Jeremiah Bailey

24 May 1797 – 2 Apr 1883

Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, USA

Lottie Ann Bailey

16 Sep 1884 – 2 Jun 1885

Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa, USA

Mary Elizabeth Niccolls Baldrige

1795 – 26 Oct 1879

Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA

Mary Ann Midgley Ball

1844 – 24 Mar 1882

Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Minnie Ball

1865 – 28 Apr 1867

Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Sarah Jane Whiteside Banford

17 Nov 1841 – 4 Sep 1879

Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA

Francis Bark

1799 – 10 Jun 1880

North Royalton, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Plot info: sec B lot 85 4

Olive Bark

unknown – 2 Sep 1837

North Royalton, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Plot info: sec b lot 85 2

Rosa Ida Hammond Barnes

2 May 1854 – 14 Oct 1884

Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA

Plot info: Triangle Square

Mary Pursell Barr

15 Sep 1823 – 15 Jan 1878

Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA

Plot info: Section L plot 149

Dr Aaron Bassett

23 May 1810 – 10 May 1888

Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Mason Bates

5 Jul 1808 – 27 Dec 1878

Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA

Plot info: block 2

Cyra Battey

27 Aug 1840 – 1 May 1921

Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois, USA

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