Trivia 11-30-18 Stones

[Trivia Master]

From which quarry did the cornerstone of Evergreen Cemetery's Gatehouse originate?

credit: @JPK Huson 1863

bonus: Was Abe Lincoln a church member?

credit: @Seduzal

 

[LoyaltyOfDogs]

Solomon Powers's quarry.
Lincoln was not a church member. (When he felt the need to attend church during his presidency, he went to St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington. Squeaks from the "Lincoln Pew" there were among the historical sound effects that Steven Spielberg used in the movie "Lincoln.")

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Friday Question - Solomon Power's quarry at Solomon's Hill
Source - CWT - Granite Beneath Power's Hill

Friday Bonus - No
"On an occasion I shall never forget," says the Hon. H. C. Deming, of Connecticut, "the conversation turned upon religious subjects, and Mr. Lincoln made this impressive remark: 'I have never united myself to any church, because I have found difficulty in giving my assent, without mental reservation, to the long, complicated statements of Christian doctrine which characterize their Articles of Belief and Confessions of Faith. When any church will inscribe over its altar, as its sole qualification for membership,' he continued,' the Saviour's condensed statement of the substance of both Law and Gospel, " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself," that church will I join with all my heart and all my soul.' "
Source - Six Months at the White House

 

[Jimklag]

1st Question - Willoughby Run Quarry

Bonus: No

 

[captaindrew]

Bonus: No, he never officially became a church member although the Lincolns did attend a Presbyterian church in Springfield

 

[ErnieMac]

A quarry on Power's Hill owned by Solomon Powers.
http://www.cumberlandtownship.org/?page_id=292

Bonus: No. The Lincoln family attended the 1st Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Illinois and the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington DC, but did not become a member of either.
http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/sites/pew.htm
http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/sites/nyave.htm

 

[DBF]

Question
According to sources it looks like it was called: Solomon Powers Quarry at Powers Hill in Gettysburg.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14948102/solomon-l-powers
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/granite-beneath-powers-hill-five-gettysburg-sisters.137895/

Bonus
According to Wikipedia (Religious Views of Abraham Lincoln) he was never a member of a church.

 

[MC44]

"Powers Hill" Quarry (owned by Solomon Powers)

No

 

[GS]

H.T. Campbell's Teeter's Quarry, now operating by Valley Quarries as Gettysburg Quarry.

Bonus: No, Lincoln was never a church member.
Lincoln stated, while campaigning for election, "That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular."

 

[captaindrew]

Main question: Solomon Power's Quarry, Powers Hill, Gettysburg

 

[General Casey]

Powers Hill owned by Solomon Powers

Source: www.cumberlandtownship.org/?page_id=292

Lincoln grew up in a Baptist household but never joined a church. He and his family did attend the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church while he was President

Source: http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org...uildings-new-york-avenue-presbyterian-church/

 

[SWMODave]

From which quarry did the cornerstone of Evergreen Cemetery's Gatehouse originate? -
Solomon L Powers ran a quarry off the Baltimore Pike on Powers Hill. This quarry supplied the aforementioned stone
Source

Was Abe Lincoln a church member? -
Lincoln only once wrote directly about his faith. When opponents in a race for Congress in 1846 accused him of lacking faith, Lincoln penned these careful, noncommittal words: "That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular."
Source
Source

 

[Zella]

Took some detective work, but I believe the cornerstone came from Solomon Powers' quarry.

His Civil War connection is twofold. He owned Powers' Hill, which is where Union artillery was placed during the battle. One of his quarries was on this hill, not 100% sure if that quarry is where the cornerstone came from. His 5 daughters were all civilian nurses during the battle, as well.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14948102/solomon-l-powers
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/granite-beneath-powers-hill-five-gettysburg-sisters.137895/
https://books.google.com/books?id=q...ce=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false, page 215.

Bonus: Lincoln was not a member of a church, though he did attend services at a Presbyterian church in DC: New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Someone claimed he was going to officially join the Sunday after he was assassinated, but I don't know that that claim has ever been verified. Even if it is true, he was not officially a member at his death.

 

[Mike Serpa]

1) I got it narrowed down to 37 different quarries but couldn't go any further. Farther?
2) He attended New York Avenue Presbyterian Church but was not a member of any church.

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Soloman Power's quarry

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Bonus: Abraham Lincoln never joined any church.

 

[BlueNGrey]

Power's Hill

www.findagrave.com/memorial/14948102/solomon-l-powers

Bonus: No

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Abraham_Lincoln

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Soloman Power's quarry was known as Powers Hill. I thought I might need to add that. I'm feeling a little paranoid after my misfire on Wednesday's trivia. Thanks a lot @Zella.

 

[Stony]

Quarry on Power's Hill. Owned by Solomon Powers who had a stone yard on the northeast corner of South Washington and East High Streets, in Gettysburg. Powers Hill was his quarry where he mined granite rock to fashion his steps, cemetery monuments and other projects which called for very hard material, such as the base of the Evergreen Cemetery Gatehouse, which was constructed in 1855.
source-http://www.cumberlandtownship.org/?page_id=292

bonus-Abe Lincoln never joined a church, but he attended a church on occasion.
source-http://www.abrahamlincolnsclassroom.org/abraham-lincoln-in-depth/abraham-lincolns-faith/

 

[skirmisher]

1. The Powers Hill Quarry
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14948102/solomon-l-powers
2. Per the article below, he never joined a church