Amasa Stone (1818-1883) was an American industrialist who built railroads and invested in mills in Ohio. He was a major benefactor of Western Reserve College, which became part of Case Western Reserve University in 1967. Amasa Stone Chapel was built after his death in his memory. The building named after his son, Adelbert Hall, is still the home of the university administration. Stone committed suicide two years after the Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster. Wikipedia
Amasa Stone STONE, Amasa, philanthropist, born in Charlton, Massachusetts, 27 April, 1818; died in Cleveland, Ohio, 11 May, 1883. www.famousamericans.net/amasastone/
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