The Garden of Eden

The more you know, the stranger this story gets.

Following the civil war, S. P. Dinsmoor moved to the town of Lucas

Kansas. He built a house using the type of construction used in log

cabins; however, he use limestone that was being quarried for fence

posts. He then continued building with cement and created the

Garden of Eden, which is listed on the National Register of Historic

Places. Many of the cement creations portray biblical stories, others,

no one knows there significance. Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmoor are laid to

rest in the limestone pyramid in the back yard. Mr. Dinsmoor may be

viewed in the glass sided vault he built, he is very moldy. His

youngest son Col. John W. Dinsmoor who grew up in this house, is

the only son of a Civil War veteran to serve in the Vietnam War.

Great story Don.  Moldy body, huh?  

Yes Dominick, Mr. Dinsmoor’s carcass has a nice covering of fuzz as a result of mold growth.  Let me tell you a little bit more about this strange story.

  Samuel Perry Dinsmoor was born in 1843, joined the 116^th regiment, Ohio infantry in August 1862. He was at Gettysburg and witnessed the
surrender of general Lee at Appomattox. He was 84 when his youngest son, John William Dinsmoor was born. John William Dinsmoor became an air force colonel who served in Vietnam. 

  Before his death Samuel wrote: " I have a will that none except my widow, my descendants, their husbands and wives, shall go into see me for less than $1.00".

  Just one more point of interest; Samuel P Dinsmoor is the great
grandson of Colonel William Dinsmoor, aid to General George Washington during the revolutionary war!