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The logo of Find a Grave used from 1995 to 2018 [2] Find a Grave was created in 1995 by Salt Lake City, Utah, resident Jim Tipton to support his hobby of visiting the burial sites of famous celebrities. [3] Tipton classified his early childhood as being a nerdy kid who had somewhat of a fascination with graves and some love for learning HTML. [4]
Fair Hill Burial Ground is a historic cemetery in the Fairhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Founded by the Religious Society of Friends in 1703, it fell into disuse until the 1840s when it was revived by the Hicksite Quaker community of Philadelphia, which played an important role in the abolition and early women's rights movements.
The Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri has been in use as a cemetery since 1820. [2] The cemetery historically contains, White, African-American, and Jewish (Beth Olem Cemetery, Beth Shalom Cemetery) sections.
Valley Oaks Memorial Park is a cemetery, mortuary and crematory located at 5600 Lindero Canyon Road, in Westlake Village, California, United States.. Viguen, the sultan of Iranian jazz music and an old Iranian actor who has been in exile for many years, is buried in this cemetery.
Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located at 718 Hazelwood Avenue in the Greenfield and Hazelwood neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1886 with the purchase of a 200-acre (80-hectare) tract. The first official interment occurred in 1888, though there are graves with earlier dates.
Pond and fountain next to the Crystal Shrine Grotto. Memorial Park Cemetery was founded in 1924 by E. Clovis Hinds on initial 54 acres (.22 km 2). [2] It is located at 5668 Poplar Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
Mount Zion Cemetery/Female Union Band Society Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 27th Street NW and Mill Road NW in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. [2] The cemetery is actually two adjoining burial grounds: the Mount Zion Cemetery and Female Union Band Society Cemetery.
Among the notable figures buried there are: Larry Aurie, hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings [1]; Vince Banonis, football player for the Detroit Lions [2]; Vincent M. Brennan, U.S. Representative from Michigan [3]