Anchorage Memorial Park
| Anchorage Memorial Park | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1915 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Type | Public and private |
| Owned by | Municipality of Anchorage |
| Size | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Website | Home page Burial list |
| Find a Grave | AMP page |
| The Political Graveyard | AMP page |
Anchorage Memorial Park is a 22-acre (89,000 m2) cemetery located in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Covering nine city blocks, the cemetery separates the city's downtown and Fairview neighborhoods.
The cemetery was established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915 as part of the Anchorage townsite, one of a number of land reserves set aside for public facilities for the new town.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, recognizing its status as Anchorage's oldest cemetery.[2]
From approximately 1954 to 1986, a public housing complex called Willow Park occupied the half-blocks of the cemetery site adjacent to Ninth Avenue and Fairbanks Street. The buildings were razed to allow for expansion of the cemetery. All that remains is the complex's maintenance building, taken over for the same purpose by the cemetery.
Notable burials
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Lorene Harrison is buried in the pioneer area of the park.[3]
See also
- Angelus Memorial Park, a private cemetery near the Seward Highway in south Anchorage, of similar stature in the community to this cemetery
- List of cemeteries in Alaska
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Anchorage, Alaska
References
- ^ "Memorial Cemetery". Municipality of Anchorage. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Anchorage Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "Harrison, Bessie and Sullivan, Daily". Alaska History. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
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