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Mount Olive Cemetery (Chicago)

Coordinates: 41°56′58″N 87°47′29″W / 41.94944°N 87.79139°W / 41.94944; -87.79139
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Mount Olive Cemetery
The front arch of Mount Olive Cemetery
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Established1889 (1889)
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°56′58″N 87°47′29″W / 41.94944°N 87.79139°W / 41.94944; -87.79139
Owned byDignity Memorial
No. of interments>19,000
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveMount Olive Cemetery

Mount Olive Cemetery is located at 3800 North Narragansett Avenue, in Chicago.[1]

Mount Olive Cemetery was established in 1889.[2] The cemetery was founded for Chicago's Scandinavian population.[1]

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hucke, Matt; Bielski, Ursula (1999). Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries. Lake Claremont Press. ISBN 978-0964242647. Retrieved 13 December 2016 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "- Mount Olive Cemetery". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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