Grave of John Jacob Astor (July 17, 1763 March 29, 1848) in Trinity Church Cemetery, NYC. The mortuary obelisk of the famous Astor family patriarch was crushed by a falling tree on October 29, 2012,

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Grave of John Jacob Astor (July 17, 1763 March 29, 1848) in Trinity Church Cemetery, NYC. The mortuary obelisk of the famous Astor family patriarch was crushed by a falling tree on October 29, 2012,

Grave of John Jacob Astor (July 17, 1763 March 29, 1848) in Trinity Church Cemetery, NYC. The mortuary obelisk of the famous Astor family patriarch was crushed by a falling tree on October 29, 2012, during Hurricane Sandy.

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Date Taken:	10.2012
Date Uploaded:	11.2012
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Camera:	DMC-LX3
Copyright:	© Eric k. Washington