Woodlawn Cemetery, Carbondale, IL
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snfromky
N 37° 43.650 W 089° 12.644
16S E 305175 N 4177881
Quick Description: An historic cemetery in Carbondale, IL.
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 7/3/2007 9:36:36 AM
Waymark Code: WM1RR5
Views: 67
Long Description:
The first memorial day service in Illinois and perhaps in the
country, to honor those who had died in the Civil War, took place
in Woodlawn Cemetery on April 29, 1866. The City currently
maintains the Cemetery and Memorial Day services are observed each
year at the site. Woodlawn Cemetery is on the National Register of
Historic Places and the Carbondale Register of Historic Sites.
Burials are no longer allowed at Woodlawn Cemetery. The cemetery is
open from dawn to dusk. There are over 60 Civil War graves and 30
freed slaves as well as others buried at Woodlawn. Together there
are about 150-200 graves on the site.
The Name of the Cemetery: yes
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: yes
Post a Picture of the Cemetery into this Waymark gallery: yes
Approximate number of graves: yes
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