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Title
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Elizabeth Van Lew, Grave Memorial
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Commemorates
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Van Lew, Elizabeth
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Biographical Text
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Wooden arrow shaped sign with white text.
Bronze plaque embedded in rock memorializing Van Lew.
The grave is located at the Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond, VA. The signage directs visitors to the grave site of Van Lew. The rock monument is located at her place of burial, in honor of her work as an American abolitionist. Its placement was funded by anonymous friends. The rock itself was sent from the Capitol hill in Boston to hold the plaque.
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Text
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[Text on Sign]
Elizabeth L Van Lew
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[Text on Grave Plaque]
ELIZABETH L. VAN LEW
1818 - 1900
SHE RISKED EVERYTHING THAT IS DEAR TO MAN - FRIENDS - FORTUNE - COMFORT - HEALTH - LIFE ITSELF - ALL FOR THE ONE ABSORBING DESIRE OF HER HEART - THAT SLAVERY MIGHT BE ABOLISHED AND THE UNION PRESERVED.
THIS BOULDER
FROM THE CAPITOL HILL IN BOSTON IS A TRI-
BUTE FROM MASSACHUSETTS FRIENDS.
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Date Created
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1900
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Type
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English
Grave
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English
Signage
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Bibliographic Citation
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"MEMORY OF A WOMAN SPY. Elizabeth Van Lew, Who Served the Union Was Ostracized by Neighborhood," The Daily Nonpareil. Oct. 05, 1902.
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Elizabeth Van Lew, Find a Grave
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Project Researcher
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O'Neill, Iris
