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RL Nunley, Rodmaker
Below, the grave of Hiram L. Leonard, the founder of the HL Leonard Rod Company in Highland Mills, New York. Beneath this stone, lies the man who was the foundation of American Rodmaking, Hiram L. Leonard. Mr. Leonard began making rods around 1869 and his company continued operation, for many decades after his death, finally closing in 1985.