Stryker, Ohio: Saturn V Tombstone
10-foot-tall black granite rocket marks the grave of James J. Cameron, who from 1961 to 1986 worked on various nuclear missiles and NASA spacecraft.
Oakwood Cemetery
- Address:
- Chase St., Stryker, OH
- Directions:
- Oakwood Cemetery.West edge of town. From OH-297/W. Curtis St. turn south (no stoplight) onto Chase St. Drive 100 yards. Turn right into the first cemetery entrance; you'll see the black rocket ahead.
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A black granite version of a Saturn rocket marks the Cameron family plot in Oakwood Cemetery. Easy to see from the street.
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Erected in July 2019, the 10-foot-tall rocket gravestone marks the family plot of the still-alive James J. Cameron, who from 1961 to 1986 worked as a NASA engineer on nuclear missiles and spacecraft listed on the rocket's second stage. He seems to have planned wayyy ahead for his final mission.