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George Peabody (1795-1869), who provided the funding for Victoria Square Dwellings in Liverpool as well as Peabody Buildings in London's East End, was an American-born philanthropist who got his start as a dry goods merchant here in Baltimore. Below is his statue near the Peabody Library in Mount Vernon, Baltimore. The library by the way has cast iron floors above an open area much like Liverpool's late lamented Sailor's Home. Peabody received an elaborate funeral in Westminster Abbey but is not buried there. With the approval of the Queen, Peabody was given a temporary burial in the Abbey but as per his will he is buried in the town where he grew up, Danvers, Massachusetts, which was renamed Peabody in his honor.
Chris
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