It’s been 175 years since Allan Pinkerton founded what became the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to tighten a widening gap in reliable, professional security and investigative services—especially for railroads and express companies—at a time when public law enforcement was fragmented, under-resourced, and limited by jurisdiction. Criminals knew just how to exploit that gap. Allan’s own rise from exposing a local counterfeiting ring to serving as a deputy sheriff and city detective convinced

This is the grave of detective, Allan Pinkerton, who founded the Pinkerton detective agency. He is laid to rest at Graceland cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. #famousgraves #civilwar #history #chicago #cemetery | Freyzel Productions