Lindenwood Cemetery is a

rural cemetery A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-nineteenth century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries. They were typically built one to five ...

operated by

Dignity Memorial Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services. It is headquartered in Neartown, Houston, Texas, and operates secondary corporate offices in Jefferson (New Or ...

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

, established in 1859. With over 74,000 graves and covering , it is one of the largest cemeteries in Indiana. Famous interments include some of the most important political figures from Fort Wayne history including Samuel Hanna (1797- 1866), Jesse L. Williams (1807-1886),

Allen Hamilton Allen Hamilton (1798–1864) was a founding father of Fort Wayne in Allen County, Indiana. Biography Hamilton, an Irish emigrant, lived in Lawrenceburg in Dearborn County, Indiana, in 1820, when he married Emerine J. Holman, the daughter ...

(1798-1864), Colonel George W. Ewing (1804-1866),

Paul Frank Baer Paul Frank Baer (January 29, 1894 – December 9, 1930) was an American fighter pilot for the United States Army Air Service in World War I. He was credited with nine confirmed victories and seven unconfirmed victory claims, making him the first ...

(1893-1930), Daisy E. Nirdlinger (1879-1950) and Arthur "Art" Roy Smith (1890-1926). ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs Isaac De Groff Nelson helped to incorporate Lindenwood Cemetery, where a monument was built to him. Lindenwood was placed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

on February 17, 1978.

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History - Lindenwood Cemetery at Dignity Memorial

Lindenwood Cemetery at Find a Grave
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Romanesque Revival architecture in Indiana 1859 establishments in Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Fort Wayne, Indiana Rural cemeteries {{AllenCountyIN-geo-stub