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The Eastside Historic Cemetery District consists of three separate cemeteries: Mount Elliott Cemetery (Catholic, established 1841), Elmwood Cemetery (Protestant, established 1846), and the Lafayette Street Cemetery (Jewish, established 1850), spreading over 150 acres (0.61 km 2) in total. The cemeteries are notable for the monuments, landscaping, and notable individuals interred there.
Oct 3, 2019 · Founded in 1846 and teeming with history, to bend the blades of grass at a cemetery like Elmwood is to travel back in time. Across its 86 acres, Detroit’s founding families, abolitionists and U.S. Colored Troops soldiers rest in the oldest nondenominational, continuously operating cemetery in Michigan.
Aug 26, 2017 · Limited tickets still available!Elmwood Cemetery, incorporated in 1846, was integrated from its beginning. It became a popular burial ground for African Americans. Historian Dr. Norman McRae said, “In 1910 Detroit had a population of 300,000 people but only 5000 were black. There weren’t many of us here. Those who were, were buried in ...
Aug 6, 2013 · Elmwood is the essential Detroit cemetery. Founded in 1846, it's the oldest continuously-operating non-denominational cemetery in the state of Michigan. Frederick Law Olmsted redesigned the ...
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.
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Oct 22, 2014 · Preservation Detroit offers cemetery tours each year, offering a chance to learn intimate details of a handful of the city's cemeteries. In the meantime, here's some details on five of Detroit's ...
