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Elmwood Cemetery was established as part of the Rural Cemetery Movement of the early-to-mid-19th century. A classic example of a garden cemetery, it is notable for its park-like setting, sweeping vistas, shady knolls, large stands of ancient trees, and magnificent monuments. On 28 August 1852, fifty prominent Memphis citizens each contributed ...
Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit) / 42.34722°N 83.01861°W / 42.34722; -83.01861. Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit is one of Michigan 's most important historic cemeteries. Located at 1200 Elmwood Street in Detroit's Eastside Historic Cemetery District, Elmwood is the oldest continuously operating, non-denominational cemetery in Michigan.
The Eastside Historic Cemetery District is a historic district bounded by Elmwood Avenue, Mt. Elliott Avenue, Lafayette Street, and Waterloo Street in Detroit, Michigan. The district consists of three separate cemeteries: Mount Elliott Cemetery (Catholic, established 1841), Elmwood Cemetery (Protestant, established 1846), and the Lafayette ...
Elmwood Cemetery (also known as Elm Leaf Cemetery) is a 326 acres (132 ha) cemetery established in 1900 (as Elm Leaf Cemetery) in Birmingham, Alabama northwest of Homewood by a group of fraternal organizations. It was renamed in 1906 and gradually eclipsed Oak Hill Cemetery as the most prominent burial place in the city.
Battle of Bloody Run. The Battle of Bloody Run was fought during Pontiac's War on July 31, 1763, on what now is the site of Elmwood Cemetery in the Eastside Historic Cemetery District of Detroit, Michigan. In an attempt to break Pontiac 's siege of Fort Detroit, about 250 British troops attempted to make a surprise attack on Pontiac's encampment.
Elmwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1854, and expanded in 1921. It was established in 1854, and expanded in 1921. The older section is heavily wooded and has a section devoted to Confederate dead.
Find a Grave. Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum. Elmwood Cemetery is located at 2905 Thatcher Avenue, in River Grove, Illinois, United States. [1] It features a cenotaph of comedian John Belushi, although his remains are buried elsewhere. [1] However, his mother, Agnes Belushi, is buried in the same location.
Elmwood Cemetery (Norfolk, Virginia) / 36.86167°N 76.28250°W / 36.86167; -76.28250. Elmwood Cemetery is a historic municipal cemetery located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1853, and is filled with monuments and mausoleums that embody the pathos and symbolism of the Christian view of death as a temporary sleep.