Английская Википедия:Aspen Grove Cemetery (Burlington, Iowa)

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Aspen Grove Cemetery is a cemetery in Burlington, Iowa. In 2022, it was listed as an historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

History

Aspen Grove Cemetery was established in 1843.[2] The Aspen Grove Cemetery Association was approved by the Legislature of the Iowa Territory in December 1843 and they first met on January 3, 1844.[3] Charles Starker, the first president of the Cemetery Association, designed and laid out a large portion of the cemetery.[4]

Initially, ten acres were purchased in 1844 and an additional eight acres were purchased shortly after. In 1866, 32 more acres were purchased for the cemetery. Between 1867 and 1875, the cemetery had 2,173 interments.[5] By 1887, the cemetery had near 9,000 interments.[6] By 1935, the cemetery had 32,000 interments and had expanded to around 100 acres.[7]

By 1930, the cemetery started expanding to the north, laying out roads closer to Sunnyside Avenue.[8]

Notable interments

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