13. Dean Tyler Robinson Monument

13. Among the more unusual monuments is the 6’4”, 6-ton granite sphere on the lot of the Dean Tyler Robinson family. It has been said that the monument was on exhibit at the Columbian Exposition, where he purchased it and shipped it, at great expense, to Rock Island. The sphere is positioned on a large granite base, which weighs 6 tons.

Next stops on the tour:

1. The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial

2. Ben Harper Lot

3. Burial Plots of Ransom R. and Philander Cable

4. Grave of Philemon Mitchell

5. Denkmann Family Mausoleum

6. Frederick Weyerhaeuser, Thomas B. Davis, Samuel S. Davis Lots

7. Thomas B. Davis Grave

8.  John Volk Grave

9. William Tenges Monument

10. Captain A. J. Whitney Lot

11. William R. Little Headstone

12. Captain David M. Tipton Grave

13. Dean Tyler Robinson Monument

14. Charles Buford Grave

15. Ada Brackett Schwatka Grave

16. C.C. Knell Grave

17. General William Hoffman Grave

18. Colonel John Buford Monument

19. Captain John Wilson Grave

20. Eddie & Josie Dimick Monument

21. William Morrison Grave

22. Richard Mansill Monument

23. Colonel Davenport, Margaret Davenport, Bailey Davenport, Susan Lewis Goldsmith Plot

24. Benjamin Dann Walsh Grave

25. Minnie Potter Grave

26. Edward Burrall, Jr. Grave

27. William Harte Monument