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Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)

Coordinates: 42°26′31″N 83°07′34″W / 42.4419°N 83.1261°W / 42.4419; -83.1261
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Mausoleum
Map
Details
Established1895 (1895)
Location
19975 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
Size140 acres (57 ha)

Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery located at 19975 Woodward Avenue, opposite the former Michigan State Fairgrounds, between 7 Mile Road and 8 Mile Road, in Detroit, Michigan.

History

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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

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Dodge Brothers Mausoleum
Haass Monument by Charles Keck

References

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  1. ^ "Our Heritage". Woodlawn Cemetery Detroit. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Northup, A. Dale (2003). Detroit's Woodlawn Cemetery. Arcadia Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-7385-3156-1. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  3. ^ "Index to Politicians-Chandless to Chapline". The Political Graveyard. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  4. ^ "Index to Politicians: Cobb-hunter to Cochlin". The Political Graveyard. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  5. ^ "Howard A. Coffin". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  6. ^ "James Couzens". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  7. ^ a b Skinner, Michael W. "The Dodge Family and the Grosse Pointes". Grosse Pointe Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  8. ^ "George Duffield, Jr". hymntime.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  9. ^ McCollum, Brian (August 2, 2024). "Friends, family and a 'grateful city' bid farewell to the Four Tops' Duke Fakir". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 10, 2024. ...and he was laid to rest Friday afternoon at Woodlawn Cemetery.
  10. ^ McCollum, Brian (February 17, 2024). "The Spinners' Henry Fambrough celebrated at funeral as family man, generous spirit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via AOL. Fambrough was interred Saturday afternoon at Detroit's Woodlawn Cemetery...
  11. ^ "Homer S. Ferguson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  12. ^ "The Ford Family". Grosse Pointe Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  13. ^ Pasquini, Maria (17 August 2018). "Fans Will Be Able to Pay Tribute to Aretha Franklin Before Her Funeral Later This Month". People.
  14. ^ Haring, Bruce (17 August 2018). "Aretha Franklin Will Have Public Viewing, Private Family Funeral". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  15. ^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 257. ISBN 978-1476625997.
  16. ^ "Alex Groesbeck and M-97". Macomb County Historical Commission. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Detroit History Tour: Woodlawn Cemetery". The Night Train. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  18. ^ Zena Simmons (13 September 1007). "Detroit's Flamboyant Prophet Jones". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
  19. ^ "Alfred Lucking". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  20. ^ "Arthur Edison Blair Moody". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  21. ^ "Francis Paulus Dies…". The New York Times. 4 February 1933. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  22. ^ Carty, Sharon Sikle (3 November 2005). "Parks' funeral looks forward as well as back". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  23. ^ "Carl May Weideman". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  24. ^ "Richard Storrs Willis". CyberHymnal. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  25. ^ "Casualty Details: Haldane, David". CWGC. 25 June 1919. Retrieved 2014-02-26.

Sources

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  • 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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42°26′31″N 83°07′34″W / 42.4419°N 83.1261°W / 42.4419; -83.1261