Lone Tree Cemetery is a , active, nonprofit

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a bu ...

mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be cons ...

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columbarium A columbarium (; pl. columbaria) is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns, holding cremated remains of the deceased. The term can also mean the nesting boxes of pigeons. The term comes from the Latin "''colu ...

complex in unincorporated Fairview, California, adjacent to the city of Hayward. The site was first established in 1868. The cemetery has hosted, since 1903, the oldest continuous

Memorial Day Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have fought and died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monda ...

celebration in southern

Alameda County Alameda County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,682,353, making it the 7th-most populous county in the state and 21st most populous nationally. The county seat is Oakland. Alam ...

. It contains a memorial to 73 soldiers from Hayward,

Castro Valley Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. At the 2010 census, it was the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California and the twenty-third most populous in the United States. The popul ...

and

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who died in the

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, and a memorial to Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies and police officers from cities in the county.

Notable burials

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of val ...

recipients ** Robert McDonald (1822–1901), for action in the

American Indian Wars The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, were fought by European governments and colonists in North America, and later by the United States and Canadian governments and American and Canadian settle ...

with the 5th Infantry Regiment * Others **

Charlie Becker Karl Becker (November 24, 1887 – December 28, 1968), billed as Charlie Becker, was a German American actor. He was 3'9" in height, and is probably best known for appearing as the Munchkinland Mayor in '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939). Billy Bl ...

(1887–1968), actor who played the "Mayor of Munchkinland" in '' The Wizard of Oz'' ** William Dutton Hayward, namesake of the city of Hayward **

Bob Sweikert Robert Charles Sweikert (May 20, 1926 – June 17, 1956) was an American racing driver, best known as the winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500 and the 1955 National Championship, as well as the 1955 Midwest Sprint car championship - the only ...

(1926–1956), racing driver, 1955

Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indi ...

champion ** Pete Knight (1903–1937), 1930s rodeo championBrian Brennan (May 6, 1997). Cowboy legacy: Poet refused to let bronc rider's memory die. ''Calgary Herald'' (reinterred in 1960 at Greenwood Cemetery in

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) File:George oakes lone tree cemetery fairview.jpg, Grave of George Oakes, first newspaper publisher in Hayward File:Memorial alameda county police lone tree cemetery fairview.jpg,

police officer memorial File:William dutton hayward lone tree cemetery fairview.jpg, Grave of William Dutton Hayward

References

External links

Cemetery website
* {{GNIS, 227522 Cemeteries in Alameda County, California 1868 establishments in California Military monuments and memorials in the United States Monuments and memorials in California Law enforcement memorials