| Rolling Hills Memorial Park | |
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 Front sign of Rolling Hills Memorial Park, in Richmond, California] | |
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| Established | 1960 |
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| No. of graves | 50,000 (approximate) |
Rolling Hills Memorial Park is a cemetery in Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, established in 1960. [1] [2] The site has approximately 50,000 interments.
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