Lake View Cemetery (Seattle)

Lake View Cemetery

Nisei War Memorial, Lake View Cemetery
Details
Established 1872
Location Seattle, Washington
Country United States
Type Public
Size 40 Acres
Number of graves 40,000

Lake View Cemetery is a cemetery located on Seattle, Washington, Capitol Hill just north of Volunteer Park. It is named for its view of Lake Washington to the east. It was founded in 1872 as the Seattle Masonic Cemetery.

Notable interments

Monuments

The cemetery contains the Nisei War Memorial Monument, dedicated in 1949 to Japanese American veterans, some of whom are buried there.

Area

Just north of the cemetery is Seattle's Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery.

External links

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Coordinates: 47°38′02″N 122°18′55″W / 47.63389°N 122.31528°W / 47.63389; -122.31528

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