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Woodlawn Mausoleum

Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery located at 19975 Woodward Avenue, across from the Michigan State Fairgrounds, between 7 Mile Road and 8 Mile Road, in Detroit, Michigan. It is one of the area's most well-known cemeteries.

History

The cemetery was established in 1895 and immediately attracted some of the most notable names in the city.[1] The grounds encompass 140 acres (57 ha) and were planned by civil engineer Mason L. Brown and horticulturalist Frank Eurich. At the time of the first burial in 1896, Woodlawn was outside the city limits. Eurich also developed Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo.[2]

Notable burials

Dodge Brothers Mausoleum
Haass Monument by Charles Keck

References

  1. ^ "Our Heritage". Woodlawn Cemetery Detroit. Retrieved December 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ a b c A. Dale Northup (2003). Detroit's Woodlawn Cemetery. Arcadia Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-7385-3156-1. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
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  5. ^ "Howard A. Coffin". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  6. ^ "James Couzens". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
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  9. ^ "Homer S. Ferguson". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  10. ^ "Edsel Ford". Answers.com. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  11. ^ Curtis Jackson (27 January 1999). "Rev. C L Franklin". FindaGrave.com. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  12. ^ "Alex Groesbeck and M-97". Macomb County Historical Commission. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-04. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Detroit History Tour: Woodlawn Cemetery". The Night Train. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  14. ^ "Alfred Lucking". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  15. ^ "Arthur Edison Blair Moody". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  16. ^ Sharon Sikle Carty (03 November 2005). "Parks' funeral looks forward as well as back". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-04-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  17. ^ "Carl May Weideman". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  18. ^ "Richard Storrs Willis". CyberHymnal.com. 2011. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/enwiki/w/i/l/willis_rs.htm" ignored (help)

Sources

  • Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, Cemetery Sculpture in America, unpublished manuscript
  • Nawrocki, Dennis Alan and Thomas J. Holleman, Art in Detroit Public Places, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan, 1980
  • Northup, A. Dale, Detroit's Woodlawn Cemetery, Arcadia Publishing, 2003


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