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Permanent Californians: an illustrated guide to the cemeteries of California. Chelsea, VT: Chelsea Green. ISBN 978-0930031213. OCLC 19322965. Brooks, Patricia; Brooks, Jonathan (2006). Laid to Rest in California: a guide to the cemeteries and grave sites of the rich and famous. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0762741014. OCLC 70284362.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately owned cemetery in Glendale, California, United States. It is the original and current flagship location of Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries, a chain of six cemeteries and four additional mortuaries in Southern California.
The first location was in Tropico, which later became part of Glendale, California. [citation needed] Its facilities are officially known as memorial parks. The parks are best known for the large number of celebrity burials as well as cremation services, especially in the Glendale and Hollywood Hills locations. Eaton opened the first funeral ...
The list of cemeteries in the United States includes both active and historic sites, and does not include pet cemeteries. At the end of the list by states, cemeteries in territories of the United States are included. The list is for notable cemeteries and is not an attempt to list all the cemeteries in the United States.
In the 1960s, a push for large companies acquiring smaller funeral homes and cemeteries occurred. [21] Although there has been a consistent push for consolidation, the majority of the industry still consists of small, family-owned businesses. [21] As of 2019, there are around 19,136 funeral homes that provide funeral services in the U.S.
In 2017, Los Angeles National Cemetery began construction on the first phase of the columbarium on Constitution Avenue, west of I-405 just 100 yards (91 m) from the main cemetery entrance. This phase opened in October 2019 and occupies approximately 4.4 acres (1.8 ha) of the site and holds 10,000 niches for cremated remains.
The cemetery became privately owned in 1991 after years of financial hardship. ... County records show that a company named Forever Illinois sold the cemetery and surrounding land for $376,000 to ...
In 1966 Mary Smith's bid to buy the church was accepted and the church was moved to the cemetery in February 1966 using portable aircraft landing strips to its new home in the middle of the former bean field turned cemetery. [3] Mary Smith died in October 1992 [5] and was quoted, "I pray the good Lord doesn't send me to the city to finish my ...