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[[Joseph W. Bettendorf]] was an industrialist for whom the city of [[Bettendorf, Iowa]] is named. His mausoleum was built in 1923 in the [[Egyptian Revival architecture|Egyptian Revival]] style for $150,000.<ref name=Oliver/> Its exterior is composed of [[Barre Granite]] from [[Vermont]]. The interior features crypts carved from white marble and Egyptian-inspired [[stained glass windows]]. | [[Joseph W. Bettendorf]] was an industrialist for whom the city of [[Bettendorf, Iowa]] is named. His mausoleum was built in 1923 in the [[Egyptian Revival architecture|Egyptian Revival]] style for $150,000.<ref name=Oliver/> Its exterior is composed of [[Barre Granite]] from [[Vermont]]. The interior features crypts carved from white marble and Egyptian-inspired [[stained glass windows]]. | ||
The mausoleum built for Johanna Schricker, widow of Davenport lumber magnate Lorenzo Schricker, was designed in the [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] style by Davenport architect [[John W. Ross (Iowa architect)|John W. Ross]]. It was built by the [[Vermont Marble Museum#Vermont Marble Company|Vermont Marble Company]] in 1899 at a cost of $6,489. The inspiration for the structure was the North Portico of the [[White House]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name=Oliver/> Its exterior is composed of Sutherland Falls white marble and features a bronze roof supplied by the Winslow Brothers of | The mausoleum built for Johanna Schricker, widow of Davenport lumber magnate Lorenzo Schricker, was designed in the [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] style by Davenport architect [[John W. Ross (Iowa architect)|John W. Ross]]. It was built by the [[Vermont Marble Museum#Vermont Marble Company|Vermont Marble Company]] in 1899 at a cost of $6,489. The inspiration for the structure was the North Portico of the [[White House]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name=Oliver/> Its exterior is composed of Sutherland Falls white marble and features a bronze roof supplied by the Winslow Brothers of Chicago. | ||
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==Soldiers' Lot== | ==Soldiers' Lot== | ||
[[File:Oakdale Cemetery Soldiers Lot.jpg|thumb|right|Oakdale Cemetery Soldiers' Lot]] | [[File:Oakdale Cemetery Soldiers Lot.jpg|thumb|right|Oakdale Cemetery Soldiers' Lot]] | ||
There is a Soldiers' Lot near the center of the cemetery,<ref>{{GNIS|type=retired|2792638|Oakdale Cemetery Soldiers' Lot}} {{Coords|41|32|45|N|90|32|47|W}}</ref> which is administered by the [[U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]].<ref name= Soldiers>{{cite web|url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/ia/scott/oakdale/soldiers.htm|title=Soldiers Lot|publisher=Interment|access-date=2011-04-01}}</ref> At one time 174 soldiers were buried at Oakdale, including the first Iowans to die in the | There is a Soldiers' Lot near the center of the cemetery,<ref>{{GNIS|type=retired|2792638|Oakdale Cemetery Soldiers' Lot}} {{Coords|41|32|45|N|90|32|47|W}}</ref> which is administered by the [[U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]].<ref name= Soldiers>{{cite web|url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/ia/scott/oakdale/soldiers.htm|title=Soldiers Lot|publisher=Interment|access-date=2011-04-01}}</ref> At one time 174 soldiers were buried at Oakdale, including the first Iowans to die in the Civil War at the [[Battle of Fort Donelson]].<ref name=nps>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/Iowa/Oakdale_Cemetery_Soldiers_Lot.html|title=Oakdale Soldiers' Lot Davenport, Iowa|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=2012-04-10}}</ref> Most of the bodies were transferred in 1888 to [[Rock Island National Cemetery]] or [[Keokuk National Cemetery]]. The remaining 14 soldiers' graves were moved to the [[Grand Army of the Republic]] (GAR) plot in 1900. The plot was transferred from the GAR to the cemetery association in 1940 and the United States government took possession of it the following year. Today it contains the remains of 71 soldiers from the Civil War and [[Spanish–American War]].<ref name=nps/> | ||
==Notable burials== | ==Notable burials== | ||
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* [[Phebe Sudlow]] (1831–1922), first female public school superintendent in the United States; first female professor at the University of Iowa | * [[Phebe Sudlow]] (1831–1922), first female public school superintendent in the United States; first female professor at the University of Iowa | ||
* [[James Thorington]] (1816–1887), [[U.S. House of Representatives]], 1855–1857; Consul at [[Colón, Panama|Aspinwall]], [[Colombia]], 1873–1882 | * [[James Thorington]] (1816–1887), [[U.S. House of Representatives]], 1855–1857; Consul at [[Colón, Panama|Aspinwall]], [[Colombia]], 1873–1882 | ||
* [[John Vale]] (1835–1909), American Civil War | * [[John Vale]] (1835–1909), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient | ||
* [[Von Maur|Charles J. von Maur]] (1863–1926), department store chain co-founder | * [[Von Maur|Charles J. von Maur]] (1863–1926), department store chain co-founder | ||