Eliel Lanyon (E.L.) Dale

Historical marker location:

612 South Garrison Avenue, Carthage, Missouri

( Marker is on 7th Street east of Garrison Avenue, on the left when traveling east.)

Aug. 14, 1890 - Dec. 22, 1969.

The town of Bonne Terre, Missouri, has the largest underground lake in the United States. The Bonne Terre Mine was once one of the world's largest lead mines, but is now a popular scuba diving destination.