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BOLAND-B23812
Date(s)
- 1931-05-30 (Creation)
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(1873-1950)
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Landscaping kept this imposing Douglas fir in place at the Mountain View cemetery in Lakewood. Drivers had to steer around the massive tree in 1931. May 30th in 1931 was celebrated as Memorial Day. The public was invited to visit the burial park where all the graves, some 3000-4000 in number, would be decorated with flowers. Mountain View Memorial Park was estabished in 1915 as one of the first cemeteries in America with no above-ground monuments. It truly fit the "park" in its name. (T.Times 5-29-31, p. 3-article)
Firs; Trees--Lakewood; Mountain View Memorial Park (Lakewood); Cemeteries--Lakewood;