Forestvale Cemetery
Forestvale Cemetery | |
| File:ForestvaleNHP.JPG The arched stone entrance in 2015 | |
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| Location | 490 Forestvale Road, Helena, Montana |
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| Area | 113 acres (46 ha) |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | Harry V. Wheeler |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000145[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 21, 1990 |
Forestvale Cemetery (also known as Forest Vale Cemetery) is an historic cemetery in Helena, Montana. It was established in 1890 for the Helena Cemetery Association and laid out by Harry V. Wheeler.[2] The arched stone entrance was built in 1890.[2] Among almost 15,000 gravestones there is a mausoleum, the original property included a house for the sexton.[2] The cemetery has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 21, 1990.[1]
Notable burials include Montana Governors Forrest H. Anderson (1913–1989), Tim Babcock (1919–2015), Sam C. Ford (1882–1961), Samuel T. Hauser (1833–1914), Benjamin F. Potts (1836–1887), and Sam V. Stewart (1872–1939). Other notables include businessman Charles Arthur Broadwater [1840–1892), painter Ralph E. DeCamp (1858–1936), pioneer James Fergus (1813–1902), Kentucky Governor Preston H. Leslie (1819–1907), actress Myrna Loy (1905–1993), US Senator Wilbur F. Sanders (1834–1905), and rodeo cowgirl Fannie Sperry Steele (1887–1983).[2][3]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Forestvale Cemetery at Find a GraveLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest Vale Cemetery
