Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton in California.

Similar to Yerkes' astronomical philantropy, James Lick donated the money for the building of Lick Observatory and its telescop located on Mt. Hamilton in California. His body was interred in one of the piers that supports the observatory’s largest telescope.

The dedication dinner was a high-class event and the six-course meal included filet of black bass in cucumbers, beef tenderloin, breast of partridge, champagne, cognac and cigars.