Dionicio Rodriguez also worked on the Crystal Shrine Grotto in Memphis, Tennessee; Ralph Corona also worked on bridges on the W. H. L. McCourtie Estate in nearby Somerset Center, Michigan.
On Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72) at Oakhaven Road, on the left when traveling east on Poplar Avenue.
A unique cave was constructed by Memoral Park founder E. Clovis Hinds and Mexican artist Dioñicio Rodriguez in 1935-38. Natural rock and quartz crystal collected from the Ozarks form the background for nine scenes from the life of Christ. The cave . . . — — Map (db m88312) HM
On Chicago Road (U.S. 12) at South Jackson Road, on the right when traveling west on Chicago Road.
W. H. L. McCourtie
Somerset Center native W. H. L. McCourtie (1872-1933) was introduced to the cement industry by W. F. Cowham of Jackson in 1897. McCourtie soon went to Dallas, Texas, where he made a fortune speculating in oil and established . . . — — Map (db m33416) HM
