F. O. Cross & Co., Rustic Monumental Works, 341 Wabash Ave., Chicago, ILL.

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F. O. Cross & Co., Rustic Monumental Works, 341 Wabash Ave., Chicago, ILL.

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Cross persuaded one of his customers, John A. Rowe of Danville, Va., who was also in the monument business, to move to Bedford. Together they established Cross & Rowe Monumental Works, specializing in monuments cut from hard, dark blue Bedford stone that took an excellent polish.

They employed 35 men.

When President Harrison proclaimed Chicago as the site for the World's Colombian Exposition, Cross and Rowe were asked to furnish enough rustic stone carvings for an exhibit.

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