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Greenwood Memorial Park (other)
Greenwood Memorial Park may refer to: *Greenwood Memorial Park (Fort Worth) * Greenwood Memorial Park (Phoenix) *Greenwood Memorial Park (Renton, Washington) Greenwood Memorial Park is a cemetery in the northwest United States, located in Renton, Washington, a suburb southeast of Seattle. It is notable as the resting place of rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970), a Seattle native; over ... * Greenwood Memorial Park (San Diego) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwood Memorial Park (Fort Worth)
Greenwood Memorial Park at 3100 White Settlement Road in Fort Worth, Texas, has been a perpetual care commercial cemetery since its dedication in 1909. The Mount Olivet Corporation, a non-profit organization was founded by the Bailey family of Fort Worth. The organization is overseen by a board of trustees. The entrance has replicas of statues of the Four Horses from St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. The cathedral made new bronze copies for its balcony after the originals were moved to its museum, and the Greenwood acquired similar copies to guard its entrance. The Greenwood Mausoleum by Harwell Hamilton Harris opened in 1961, occasioning an award of honor from the Texas Society of Architects. Artist Wilbert Verhelst created the artwork and fountains for its peaceful interior. The Mausoleum's Independence Chapel holds life-size statues of the United States' founding patriots and a 12-foot mosaic of the Great Seal of the United States. The Mausoleum will eventually provide space for 70 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery
Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery is the official name given to a cemetery located at 2300 West Van Buren Street in Phoenix, Arizona owned by Dignity Memorial. The cemetery, which resulted as a merger of two historical cemeteries, Greenwood Memorial Park and Memory Lawn Memorial Park, is the final resting place of various notable former residents of Arizona. Pioneers, governors, congressman, government officials, journalists, race car drivers, soldiers, actors and actresses are among the many notable decedents who are interred in the cemetery. History Greenwood Memorial Park Greenwood Memorial Park, the first of the two cemeteries which make up Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery, was established in 1906, by the Arizona Lodge No. 2 of the Free and Accepted Masons. The first early structures in the cemetery were a crematorium, a columbarium and a mausoleum. PFC Thomas C. Reed incident According to the book "History and Memory in African American Culture"; by Genev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwood Memorial Park (Renton, Washington)
Greenwood Memorial Park is a cemetery in the northwest United States, located in Renton, Washington, a suburb southeast of Seattle. It is notable as the resting place of rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970), a Seattle native; over 14,000 fans visit his memorial annually. Also interred at Greenwood are professional football players Clancy Williams (1942–1986) and Nesby Glasgow Nesby Lee Glasgow (April 15, 1957 – February 25, 2020) was a professional American football safety for fourteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1992. He played his first nine seasons with the Baltimore/Indianapolis C ... (1957–2020). References External links *Find a Grave Cemeteries in Washington (state) Renton, Washington Protected areas of King County, Washington {{KingCountyWA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
