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Erastus Close 1873 - 1919

Erastus Close was born on January 8, 1873 in Polk County, Iowa United States to William Rhesa Close and Priscilla Long, and had siblings Sherman Close, Anna Elizabeth Close, Oliver Rhesa Close, Marinda Mead Close, Louisa Close, and Arthur Loveland Close. Erastus Close died at age 46 years old on September 1, 1919 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK.

Erastus Close

January 8, 1873

Polk County, Iowa, United States

September 1, 1919

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States

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1873

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January 8, 1873

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Polk County, Iowa United States

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1919

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September 1, 1919

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Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma United States
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Erastus Close lived 28 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 46.

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In 1873, in the year that Erastus Close was born, on March 3rd, the U.S. Congress enacted the Comstock Law. The law made it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" material through the U.S. mail. This included erotica, contraceptives, sex toys, abortifacients, information about these items, and "personal letters alluding to any sexual content or information".

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In 1884, Erastus was merely 11 years old when on August 5th, the cornerstone for the base of the Statue of Liberty - a gift from the people of France - was laid. 120,000 people - most donations were $1 - donated to the completion of the base. An 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus was also written to raise funds. That poem was included in the base of the statue and is well known today. The most famous phrase: "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

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