1 24 1 https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/files/original/744e02e336c1a7fcedbbca5191735239.jpg 1c9427762c56959e27d0c2f948022af3 https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/files/original/33dc11e9394e29fab3bdac84610aa9cc.jpg 41705a496dd5ecd603e0e4d479e4922f https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/files/original/4eef4c430fca3c27a4280441b517a050.jpg 842fa11b59161a644fd910960e5a90b5 https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/files/original/40fd234a6748a0238c465246aaed1ef2.jpg a108813822f29999e7029f43f4317f35 https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/files/original/ebb13de08312b392dc098ee9c6ae2fe2.jpg 5a91ed8ba79b0f9fd661b48d8fadbe74 https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/files/original/72c3184c71f0aa085a38c62160185aff.png 56c31ba01de5a5545ee26cb53cbae512 https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/files/original/6cf855cea0048d990265342b59d4e0e1.png 0c3adcd85d7d98a37b2b92c657a7d3dd https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/files/original/1ea48f002ee140ee1797c8b49f887af2.png fd7be5bd4f80537da9212f480a9f369a Sculpture Sculptural objects in the Ohio Outdoor Sculpture Inventory. Location County The name of the county in Ohio in which the sculpture is located (e.g., Franklin) MANDATORY Morgan Location City The name of the (nearest) municipality in which the sculpture is located (e.g., Wooster). Township names should NOT be used (they may be included in the Location Notes). MANDATORY Stockport Location Site The site where the sculpture is located (e.g. Old Church Park) Brick Church Cemetery Location Street The street name or intersection where the sculpture is located. When possible, include an address (e.g., 620 Delaware Ave). MANDATORY Across from 1888 OH-376 Location Type The type of building or space where the sculpture is located. MANDATORY cemetery Artist Role TO BE DISCONTINUED. Add information to Description or Artist Notes. Designer Builder Artist First Name TO BE DISCONTINUED. Use the dc.creator field. Isaac Artist Last Name TO BE DISCONTINUED. Use the dc.creator field. Hook Artist Middle Name TO BE DISCONTINUED. Use the dc.creator field. Newton Media Sculpture Height The measurement from bottom to top of the sculpture (e.g., 5 feet, 6 inches) 9 feet Creation Date circa 1900 Materials The substance of which a work or an image is composed. MANDATORY concrete Inscription The word inscribed on the sculpture, its base, or accompanying plaque. Include the location of the inscription or plaque. "Isaac Newton Hook. [two anchor and chains images] Born 1819 - Died 1906. I love my posterity[.] It is the only everlasting life due me. I doubt the truth of inspiration to man by or from any supreme power. - I am opposed to the amalgamation abolition congress that passed the 15[th] Amendment bill to the Constitution of the United States after the majority had voted no. There is no beginning of man, time, nor space, so there is no end." Additional Resources Links to or names of resources that provide further information about the sculpture, its context, or its history beyond what was used to generate the Item metadata. 1950 photo courtesy of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Library's Genealogy & Local History Department: https://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/digital/collection/p16998coll28/id/14078/ 1900 photo courtesy of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Library's Genealogy & Local History Department: https://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/digital/collection/p16998coll28/id/20037 1900 photo courtesy of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Library's Genealogy & Local History Department: https://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/digital/collection/p16998coll28/id/20038 1905 Article about Hook and his tomb: https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll69/id/70 Towards the end, under Hooksburg, which Hook founded: https://ohioghosttowns.org/morgan-county/ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Captain Isaac Newton Hook's Tomb Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource SR IS1 Sara Ross Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1904 Description An account of the resource This is the highly-unusual above-ground tomb of Captain Isaac Newton Hook, which he designed and created himself, completing it shortly before his death in 1906. There are rudimentary images carved all around the now-ivory-colored structure, which has reportedly been recently whitewashed, as historical images show it a more natural grey. (See historical photos attached to record.) One side shows a man holding a gun and shooting a rabbit, while the other depicts a man rowing a canoe. The back of the tomb has the word "pioneer" engraved above a man with an ax in his hand and a dog leaping at his feet. The front has the image of an anchor encircled, as well as "I.N. Hook," with a star at the beginning and a cross cutting off the "k" at the end. There is also a spot marked "FLOOD [arrow symbol] 1898," which is discussed below. The stone plaque cemented into the front holds his controversial views on religion, death, and oddly, the 15th Amendment, which had given all [male] American citizens the right to vote regardless of race or former slave status. The popular legend associated with this tomb is that Hook's wife informed him she would be the first to dance on his grave when he died, so he built it with a rounded top and a sharp spire to prevent her from doing so. It's unclear what happened to the spire shown in one of the photos, but as seen in one of the other images, there used to be a small boat on a little platform affixed to the rounded top, intended to take him away in the event of a flood. (It's unclear whether he meant while he was alive or postmortem.) There was, in fact, a flood in 1913, which destroyed the nearby brick church and road, and it actually carried the boat away, never to be found. Hook, who had become a river pilot at the age of 10, had tried to take preventive measures against flooding, as he didn't want to have water run over his burial spot. There is a marking of the 1898 flood water level on the front of his tomb, right in the middle. Above the line is a coffin-shaped entrance, currently covered by his grave marker, with the thought being that, when he died, his body could be entered into the tomb right above the waterline. (See the historical photo attached to the record for an image of the tomb as it was first built, prior to Hook's death, where the entrance is uncovered and the otherwise-unchanged stone grave marker has no death date.) His wish did not come true, however, and his tomb was submerged in the 1913 flood, although it survived. Historical photos are from the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Library's Genealogy & Local History Department. Accessibility notes: Following the 1913 flood, the road had to be moved to the other side of the cemetery, away from the Muskingum River. This places the graveyard far back from the main road, at the end of a lane running between a corn field and a wooded area. The historical marker sits parallel to the highway and blends in with the surrounding tree trunks, making it, the cemetery, and the church difficult to see, especially when going the speed limit headed south from McConnelsville. If you reach Stockport, you've gone too far south, as it's about two miles north from that city. It's recommended that cars be parked at the second historical marker in front of the graveyard entrance gate, and visitors can then walk back to the highly-visible tomb and church. There is no clear path, and the ground has a tendency to get muddy, as it's steps away from the Muskingum River. Most maps and sites list the location as the [Old] Brick Church Cemetery. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Isaac Newton Hook Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1900 Subject The topic of the resource Other Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Background information from local historian: https://www.ohiomagazine.com/ohio-life/article/captain-hook-s-tomb-stockport Incredibly helpful resource, particularly with accessing the location: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=123328 https://remarkableohio.org/index.php?/category/1144