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| Keywords: President Warren Harding at unveiling of Admiral Robert Perry monument - Arlington National Cemetery - 1922-04-06.jpg en President Warren G Harding attends the unveiling of the Admiral Robert Edwin Peary monument in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County Virginia in the United States on April 6 1922 U S Navy Admiral Robert Edwin Peary accompanied by African American explorer Matthew Alexander Henson were the first non-Eskimos to reach the geographic North Pole on April 6 1909 Four Eskimos were with them Ooqueah Ootah Egingwah and Seegloo Peary died on on February 20 1920 and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Section 3 Lot 1853-B Due to the limited amount of space in this section Peary was reinterred in Section 8 Special Lot S-15 -- which is where his body lies in 2013 Peary himself designed the memorial It consists of a square concrete foundation a smaller granite foundation an irregular octagonal pediment and bronze clawed feet on which is a 6 foot wide granite globe The globe is tilted so that the geographic North Pole faces due north A three inch wide bronze star marks the pole The globe is of white granite quarried in Maine The smaller sides of the octagonal base are inscribed with bas-relief seals of the United States Navy On the front of the octagonal base is a dedication to Peary On the rear is the Latin inscription Inveniam Viam Aut Facium I shall find a way or make one On the right-hand side is carved his wife's name and biograpical information The memorial was unveiled on April 6 1922 http //www loc gov/pictures/item/2002697203/ National Photo Company 1922-04-06 Grave of Robert Edwin Peary PD-USGov | ||||
