Gazebo of the Spirit Lookout - Dayton, Ohio
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N 39° 44.705 W 084° 10.533
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a gazebo located on the Spirit Lookout in Dayton, Ohio
Waymark Code: WMYK67
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2018
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This gazebo is located near the Spirit Lookout, the highest elevation point of Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
According to the cemetery website, "by the 1840s, Dayton was outgrowing its original cemetery at Third and Main Streets. Dayton's pioneer families faced the problem. The village was growing and a larger, more suitable cemetery was needed, preferably on some of the beautiful wooded and rolling land with which Dayton was surrounded. Selecting from thousands of available acres, the original trustees, led by John Van Cleve, chose 40 acres remarkable for their hilltop views and their wide variety of trees. Opening in 1843, it was for that natural beauty that they chose to call it "Woodland." At that time those acres seemed quite far from the center of the little city. Little did they know that, in the decades to come, Dayton would reach out to Woodland and then surround it on all sides".
In 2008, the Woodland Board of Trustees approved a two part development plan at the Lookout Point, the highest elevation in Dayton that overlooks the city. Phase I , the Tower and Columbarium were dedicated in 2010.
In 2011, Phase II of the Lookout Development, The "Lookout Terrace," was completed and dedicated. It consists of a terraced walkway with stone walls and fences overlooking the northern slopes of Woodland and downtown. The Terrace has 82 graves and 8 bench lots. It serves families who prefer earth burial".
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Historic Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum
118 Woodland Avenue, Dayton, OH 45409-2892