Mount Olive Cemetery (Chicago)

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Mount Olive Cemetery
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Mount Olive Cemetery (Chicago)
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Established1889 (1889)
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 41°56′58″N87°47′29″W / 41.94944°N 87.79139°W / 41.94944; -87.79139
Owned by Dignity Memorial
No. of interments>19,000
Website Official website
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Mount Olive Cemetery is located at 3800 North Narragansett Avenue, in Chicago. [1]

Contents

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

  1. 1 2 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.