Roy Stone was an American soldier, civil engineer, and inventor. He served in the American Civil War, distinguishing himself during the Battle of Gettysburg, and took part in the Spanish–American War.
Roy Stone in the Civil War
Roy Stone during the Spanish–American War
Confederate troops attack the McPherson Farm
Roy Stone's Centennial Monorail of 1876
Roystonea is a genus of eleven species of monoecious palms, native to the Neotropics, in the Caribbean, the adjacent coasts of Florida in the United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South
Roy Stone (general)
…He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Stone Avenue in the Gettysburg National Military Park is named in his honor and memory. The palm genus Roystonea is named in memory of the work he did in road building in Puerto Rico during the capture of the island. List of American Civil War brevet generals…
Detail of the base of the stem of Roystonea dunlapiana showing columnar stem and leaf scars
Close up of crown of Roystonea regia showing smooth tapering leaf sheath and fresh leaf scars, Kolkata, India
Roystonea borinquena San Juan Botanical Garden DSC07039