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Established | 1863[1] |
Location | Devon and Ridge Avenues, Chicago, Illinois |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 41°59′51″N87°40′43″W / 41.9975°N 87.67860°W |
Owned by | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago |
Size | more than 2 acres (0.81 ha) [1] |
No. of interments | more than 3,000 [1] |
Website | www |
Find a Grave | St. Henry Catholic Cemetery |
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