Steelworker - John Angus Hale
N 38° 11.276 W 076° 26.136
18S E 374277 N 4227640
An engraving of a steelworker on a granite marker is found in the Trinity Episcopal Church cemetery in St. Mary's City, MD.
Waymark Code: WM77AY
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2009
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John Angus Hale lies in the historic Trinity Episcopal Church churchyard. His tombstone bears the engravings of a worker with hard hat standing on a steel grid while guiding an I-beam and two crossed wrenches. Research reveals little about Hale's personal life, but the depiction is that of a steelworker.
The inscription reads:
THE LEGACY THEY LEAVE FOR US IS VERY
PLAIN TO SEE.
WE HAVE A BRIDGE TO WALK ACROSS
BECAUSE OF MEN LIKE THESE.
This epitaph probably is an indication that John Hale's specialty was steel bridge construction.