September 16, 1872 - The public dedication of Lakewood [Cemetery in Minneapolis] was held on [this date]. Founded in 1871, Lakewood’s founders chose a site out in the country between Lakes Harriet and Calhoun. They planned to model the cemetery after other “rural” or “garden” cemeteries that were growing in popularity along the East Coast. Visitors traveled to Lakewood by horse and buggy on an unpaved road.
http://www.lakewoodcemetery.com/History_history.html
http://www.lakewoodcemetery.com/History_history.html
Photos of Lakewood Cemetery taken by Pamela J. Erickson.
Released into the public domain Sept. 16, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.
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