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#TombstoneTuesday: Elijah Bond, inventor of the Ouija board
Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
Born in Maryland in 1847, Elijah Bond was both a lawyer and a Confederate Army soldier. He also invented and patented several things (like a steam boiler), but he is best know for inventing the original Ouija board (patented in 1891).
When he died in 1921, he was buried in an unmarked grave. Many decades later, a paranormal enthusiast and Ouija board collector named Robert Murch spent 15 years searching for the lost inventor. He found the grave!
Through the efforts of many volunteers and donations, a fitting headstone was placed to recognize the achievement of the man below. The front of the monument bears the typical names and dates, but the backside is engraved with a replica of his infamous Ouija board. Goodbye!
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