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| Abram Piatt on horse at Mac-A-Cheek Castle |
He died in 1908 from cancer at the age of 86.
He was buried in the nearby Piatt Cemetery.
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| Piatt's Tomb |
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| Mac-A-Cheek Castle |
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| William McCoy Piatt |
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. ~Seneca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why should we fear that which will come to all? We cannot tell, we do not know, which is the greater blessing — life or death. We do not know whether the grave is the end of this life, or the door of another, or whether the night here is not somewhere else at dawn. ~ Robert Ingersoll, 1882
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Abram S. Piatt, died March 23, 1908
Abram Piatt built his estate, Mac-A-Cheek Castle in West Liberty Ohio in 1871, and retired there in 1880.
He died in 1908 from cancer at the age of 86.
He was buried in the nearby Piatt Cemetery.
Tours at Mac-A-Cheek began in 1912, four years after the death of Abram.
When William McCoy Piatt (the fourth son of Abram) inherited the home, he had already amassed a large collection of artifacts and objects of interest. After commissioning a custom cabinet to display his collection, William opened his home to visitors who wished to view his Cabinet of Curiosities.
Thus the family got into the tourist business, though it was a minor industry compared to the farm and grist mill located on the property. Touring continued with the family living in the home until 1985, when the family moved out of their home. The Piatt family still owns and manages the museums.
He died in 1908 from cancer at the age of 86.
He was buried in the nearby Piatt Cemetery.
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