Greenwood Memorial Park at White Settlement Road and Boland Street in

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, 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 local elected 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 Horses are among the city's most recognized public outdoor art. 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 70,000 persons; it is designed to be built incrementally over years.

Notable graves

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memorial to British

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and

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members, stationed at nearby

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during World War I, eleven of whom are buried in this cemetery.
CWGC Cemetery Report, date retrieved 28 July 2013. * Frances Daisy Emery Allen, Dr. Daisy Emery Allen, early Fort Worth physician and first woman graduate of a Texas medical school *

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, former player for the

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and the first manager of the

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*Rildia Bee O'Bryan Cliburn, mother of concert pianist

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. *

Eddie Chiles Harrell Edmonds "Eddie" Chiles (May 11, 1910 – August 22, 1993) was the founder of the Western Company of North America and an owner of the Texas Rangers. He was also the paternal uncle of actress Lois Chiles. Eddie Chiles was born in ...

, founder of the Western Company and one-time owner of the Texas Rangers. *

, classical pianist *

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, former pitcher best known for being a member of the

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*Lawrence Clifton Elliot, an aviation pioneer who developed domestic flight routes. *

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, barnstormer and stunt pilot for

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. * William John Marsh, composer of "Texas, Our Texas." * Bill McCahan, former

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pitcher who threw a no-hitter in 1947 *Blanche McVeigh, artist and art educator *

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, actor ('' The Gale Storm Show'' and ''

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'') *

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, famous announcer for

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, professional golfer; 64 Tour Victories, 9 major championships *

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, big band singer, musician, and actor

References

* CarolAnn Jarnagi
TXGenWeb Guide to Tarrant County Cemeteries
Fort Worth, Texas November 28, 1994 retrieved 4 July 2009

External links

* {{Find a Grave cemetery Cemeteries in Fort Worth, Texas 1909 establishments in Texas