Woodlawn Cemetery (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

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Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Details
Established1905;120 years ago (1905)
Location
2001 South Cliff Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 43°31′32.8757″N96°42′47.8894″W / 43.525798806°N 96.713302611°W / 43.525798806; -96.713302611
No. of interments16,600 (2015)
Website Official website
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Woodlawn Cemetery is a public cemetery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was established in 1905 by Richard F. Pettigrew. Several notable people are buried in the cemetery, including Pettigrew and two former governors of South Dakota.

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History

U.S. Representative for South Dakota Richard F. Pettigrew first announced plans for the cemetery in 1903. He paid $8,750 for 70 acres (28 ha) near an area known as Hunter's Grove, now located at the corners of 26th Street and Cliff Avenue. The cemetery was officially established in 1905. In March 1906, Mary Frantz became the first person to be buried in the cemetery. [1]

By 2015, Woodlawn Cemetery had a recorded 16,600 burials and estimated it had space for 14,000–15,000 additional interments. [2]

Notable burials

References

  1. 1 2 Todd, Annie (October 27, 2022). "What tales do the dead speak of in Sioux Falls?". Argus Leader . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ Callison, Jill (May 22, 2015). "City cemeteries large enough for decades of burials" . Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ Andrews, John (2016). "Boe's Legacy" . South Dakota Magazine . Vol. 31, no. 6. pp. 72–81. ISSN   0886-2680. EBSCOhost   113225310 . Retrieved March 28, 2024– via EBSCOhost.
  4. ↑ "Christopherson, Charles Andrew". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Clearfield Company. ISBN   9780806348230 . Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  6. ↑ Ellis, Jonathan (October 18, 2024). "Sen. Tim Johnson remembered as icon of politics, dedicated family man at service attended by hundreds". The Dakota Scout. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ Smith, David H. (March 3, 1965). "Judge Mickelson's Public Work Lauded". Argus-Leader . p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Lindell, Lisa R. (2022). ""I have felt a great zeal for this work": The Educational and Evangelical Mission of Luella Belle Pettigrew" . South Dakota History. 52 (1): 29–66. ISSN   0361-8676. EBSCOhost   156015618 . Retrieved March 28, 2024– via EBSCOhost.
  9. ↑ "Pettigrew, Richard Franklin". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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