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Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, established by Hamden Holmes Noble in 1892, is a cemetery located in Colma, California, a place known as the "City of the Silent". It is the final resting site for several members of the celebrated Hearst family plus other prominent citizens from the greater San Francisco area. The cemetery was among those profiled in the 2005 PBS documentary A Cemetery Special.
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Notable burials
- Yu-Pen Chu (1909–1984), senator of Taiwan, from 1933–1940
- Shu-Yuan Chu (1955–2009), famous Taiwanese writer, written "Life in the Sacred Palace of Taiwan" and daughter of Yu-Pen Chu, senator of Taiwan
- Isabella Macdonald Alden (1841–1930), writer
- Gertrude Franklin (Horn) Atherton (1857–1948), author
- Monte Attell (1885–1960), world boxing champion
- Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832–1918), pre-eminent writer of California history
- Lincoln Beachey (1887–1915), aviation pioneer
- Joseph Paul Cretzer (1911–1946), bank robber and prisoner, died in the escape attempt known as the "Battle of Alcatraz"
- John C. Cremony(1815–1879), Soldier, author, newsman
- William H. Crocker (1861–1937), banker
- Charles de Young (1845–1880), publishing magnate; co-founder of San Francisco Chronicle[1]
- James Clair Flood, "Bonanza King"
- Phineas Gage (1823–1860), noted brain-injury survivor
- Phoebe Hearst (1842–1919), first female Regent of the University of California
- William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951), publishing magnate
- Charles S. Howard (1877–1950), businessman, owner of racehorse Seabiscuit
- Hiram W. Johnson (1866–1945), statesman, governor
- Willie Jurado (1921–2006), journalist, founder of The Eye International Newspaper, and The Philippine National Press Club
- William Lobb (1809–1864), English botanist and plant collector[2]
- Frederick Low (1828–1894), Congressman, California Governor, statesman[3]
- Tom Mooney (1882–1942), Wobblie, political prisoner
- Lefty O'Doul (1897–1969), Major League Baseball Player
- Joel Samuel Polack (1807–1882), trader, land speculator, writer and artist in pre-colonial New Zealand[4]
- Jennie Roosevelt Pool, cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt, her grave is marked by one of the Angel of Grief monuments
- Calvin E. Simmons (1950–1982), musical prodigy, conductor, musician
- Charlie Sweeney (1863–1902), Major League Baseball player
- Harry Wolverton (1873–1937), Major League Baseball player and manager.[5]
See also
- List of cemeteries in California
Sources
References
- ^ Charles de Young
- ^ Sue Shephard (2003). Seeds of Fortune - A Gardening Dynasty. Bloomsbury. p. 151. ISBN 0-7475606-6-8.
- ^ LOW, Frederick Ferdinand, (1828 - 1894)LOW, Frederick Ferdinand, (1828 - 1894)
- ^ Chisholm, Jocelyn. "Joel Samuel - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1p18. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Harry Wolverton's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/Pwolvh101.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
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Coordinates: 37°40′19″N 122°27′27″W / 37.672000°N 122.457513°W
Categories:- Cemeteries in San Mateo County, California
- Protected areas of San Mateo County, California
- History of San Mateo County, California
- Burials in Colma, California
- California geography stubs
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