Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-01-10
JAMES MADISON.

1910.
JAMES MADISON.
James Madison is buried on the place
which he owned at the time of his death,
at Montpelier, Va. The graceful shaft
over his grave is in the centre of a large
field, in lot one hundred feet square,
surrounded by substantial brick wall
five feet high. Within the enclosure is
Madison's resting place, neatly tufted
mound, over which rises to height of
twenty feet, from pedestal of four
pieces. slender and graceful obeisk,
bearing the inscription. Madison, born
March 16, 1751." BY its side is a
smaller shaft in memory of his wife
JAMES MONROE.
The remains of James Monroe sleep
in Hollywood cemetery, at Richmond,
Virginia, at point from which the eye
can take in greater part of the city.
The plot is S04 feet area, and bought
by Gov. Wise for the State. Monroe
died in New York, in 1881, and it was
not until twenty-seven years had elapsed
that his body was removed to Richmond
The seventh New York regiment acted
as an escort. and the remains were de-
posted with great ceremony in the place
they now occupy. This is vault of brick
and granite, five feet under ground. The
covering is huge block of polished
marble on which rests the sarcophagus,
granite block wrought in the shape Of
coffin. On one side of this long and
suitable inscription. Over and around
this odd monument is gothic structure,
twelve feet long, nine feet wide and
twenty feet high, four pillars supporting
a peaked roof.
ANDREW JACKSON.
Andrew Jackson's home was the Her.
nlitage, eleven miles from Nashville,
Tenn. Ia corner of the garden, eighty
yards from the dwelling. lie the great
President and wife, under massive
monument of Tennessee limestone =
Three steps conduct to its surface, cir
cular area eighteen feet in diameter from
which spring eight 6uted doric columns.
supporting "a pretty though plain entab-
laturc and dome, surmounted by an urn.
Within, the ceiling and cornice are or
namented in white stucco. In the centre
of the platform is pyramid resting on
a square; on the left is stone just over
the body of the President with the in
scription "Gen. Andrew Jaskson, born
March Is, 1767, died June s, 1916"
MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
The grave of Martin Van Buren, is in
the northeastern corner of the cemetery
at Kinderkook, Columbia county, New
York. The Van Buren, lot is crowded
with graves, is unfenced, and without a
flower or shrub for adornment The
Presidents grave is in the centre of
the lot Above it rises plain granite
shaft, fifteen feet high. About half
way up on one face is the name of the
deceased, with the date of his birth and
of his death.
WILLIAM II. HARRISON.
The ashes of William Henry Harri-
son, the occupant for only one month Of
the Presidents chair, repose, with those
of his wife and children, in plain brick
vault on the summit Of hillock at
North Bend, Ohio, fifteen miles west Of
Cincinnati. A fat stone at the height
of about two and a-half feet from the
ground roofs the brick work Of the vault.
A thick underground covers the hillock,
and few small evergreens cluster near
the tomb. The owners of the Spring
Grove cemetery at Cincinnati have Of
fercd the Harrison family lot, to which
1t is quite likely that the Presidents re-
mains will be removed.
JOHN TYLER.
Just ten wards east Of Monroe's grave
at Richmond is turfed mound beneath
which lies the the body Of John Tyler.
At his head is a small magnolia tree, now
in full bloom, beneath which are tea
rose and blooming green rose. At its
foot, round large deodar, cluster a
bunch Of cbrysanthemums, white lily
and tea rose. On the south side is
magnolia bush; on the north a young
but vigorous juniper tree. Not stone
is there to tell that beneath lies the body
Of John Tyler. At the time of his
death, in 1862, he was member Of the
Confederate house in Richmond and was
buried with distinguished honors. The
State Assembly instructed the Governor
10 have a suitable monument erected 10
bis memory.
JAMES x POLK.
The James X. Polk mansion is at the
corner Of Vine aud Union streets, Nash
vile. Tenn. A few feet from the gate
wbitewash path conducts TO the tomb
Of the ex-PresdeDt, which stands in the
centre Of smooth grass plot encirclcd by
another path Of dazzling white shells, by
which clump Of white lilies are IN full
bloom. There are some small shrubs
bordering the path. but no other trees
or flowers. Tho monument, which is
about twelve feet high and as many feet
square. is in limestone. In style il is
Grccian dorie, though the columns arc