Larendon Tomb
General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard commissioned this unique tomb for his cherished daughter, Laure Beauregard Larendon (1850-1884). General Beauregard achieved immortality as the officer who ordered the first shots fired at Fort Sumter that began the Civil War. His daughter is immortalized by this one-of-a-kind tomb. The tomb in which Laure is spending eternity with her husband and two children was built in 1885 of dark Belgian limestone. The design is Moorish with lobed horseshoe arches and a modified dome crowned with an Eastern Orthodox cross. The somber mood of the structure is enlivened with a circular stained glass window set into one of the arches.
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Born in Dublin, Ireland on November 28, 1831, the family of John Mackay soon after emigrated to the United States where young Mackay grew up in the New York City area. His working class roots instilled in him a drive and a work ethic that were instrumental in ultimately gaining him his vast fortune. Business acumen and duty to philanthropy are American traits driving development in the nation through the explosive late 1800’s.
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