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Calvary Cemetery contains a monument dedicated to the approximately 430 people who died with the sinking of the Lady Elgin on Lake Michigan in 1860. Most of those lost in the tragedy were from Milwaukee's Third Ward Irish community and is the second greatest loss of life seen on the Great Lakes.
Calvary Cemetery in Milwaukee has a monument dedicated to the Lady Elgin disaster and the many lost in the tragedy who are buried there. Songwriter Henry Clay Work penned the memorial song "Lost on the Lady Elgin" in 1861. [15] For many years in central Canada this song was sung at family gatherings and social occasions. [6]
A well-known Milwaukee historic building facing possible demolition will receive emergency stabilization work under a new proposal.. Calvary Cemetery's gatehouse, 5503 W. Blue Mound Road, was ...
On September 7, 1860, the Lady Elgin steamship left Milwaukee carrying a large number of passengers from the Third Ward's Irish community. [3] About 300 people are believed to have died when the ship sank, making this the second greatest loss of life seen on the Great Lakes and greatest in open waters on Lake Michigan .
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Helen Brink, "the Cemetery Lady," gives kudos to the Wheeler Historical Society for cleaning up the town cemetery, encourages others to do the same. Letter: Cemetery cleanups are an excellent way ...
Mount Hope Cemetery Elgin: Mount Isaiah Israel Cemetery (now Zion Gardens Cemetery) 6758 W Addison St, Chicago: 1886 Jewish Mount Mayriv Cemetery (now Zion Gardens Cemetery) 3600 N. Narragansett, Chicago: 1893 Jewish Mount Olive Cemetery: 3800 N Narragansett Ave, Chicago: 1889 Mostly Scandinavian Mount Olivet Cemetery: 2755 West 111th St ...
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