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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.
By Ken Smith, September 26, 2006
Crystal Shrine Grotto Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, East Memphis — Crystal Shrine Grotto —  |
| A unique cave was constructed by Memoral Park founder E. Clovis Hinds and Mexican artist Diońicio 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 | |||
| 2 ► Michigan, Hillsdale County, Somerset Center — S0624 — W. H. L. McCourtie / W. H. L. McCourtie Estate — |
| 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 | |||