Nick Pietrosante

Object ID: 2012-011-014

Date: 1959

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Nick Pietrosante – All pro fullback in the NFL, playing for Detroit Lions and Cleveland Indians before his death due to cancer at age 50. He was a fullback at University of Notre Dame and talented all around athlete. He was drafted by the Lions in 1959 NS HWLS RHW ll-time rusing record for Detroit. Section B-36.

Major General Frederick Smith Strong, Jr.

Object ID: 2012-011-013

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Headstone remembering Major General Frederick Smith Strong, Jr. is located next to his wife’s grave Marjorie Ward Strong in section F. He was a strong supporter of keeping this area in as natural state as possible and donated Apple Island to the community, along with a large parcel of land on the bank of Orchard Lake, now known as The Marjorie Ward Strong Nature Center. His actual grave is at West Point. Section E – 45

Commemorative plaque

Object ID: 2012-011-012

Date: 1976

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Commemorative plaque dedicated in 1976 by WB Bicentennial commission. Visit the flagpole area to see the plaque placed by the committsion and a commemorative stone fro the service of the Haskins family at the cemetery.