Anaheim Cemetery - Anaheim, CA
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N 33° 50.550 W 117° 53.958
11S E 416797 N 3745056
The oldest public cemetery in Orange County is located in Anaheim, California. It was founded by German immigrants and many of Southern California early pioneers are buried here.
Waymark Code: WM169KR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2022
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Photos taken on 11 May 2022 while completing an Adventure Lab in the cemetery. It's quite large, roughly 1/4 mile wide by 1/4 mile tall. It's original entrance was located near the south east corner and is marked by a grand archway. Many graves date back to the late 1800s. The cemetery has the oldest mausoleum on the west coast and has the graves of early Californians. There's well over 1000 graves here.
The plaque says, "In 1866, German Colonists established the Anaheim Cemetery as the first public cemetery in Orange County. Many of the early leaders of Anaheim and Orange County are interred here. The Community Mausoleum was built in 1914 as the first mausoleum on the West Coast. The Pioneer Memorial Archway, donated by F.A. Hartman, was erected in 1917."
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