Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri)
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Elmwood Cemetery is a 43-acre historic rural cemetery, located in what is now the urban area of 4900 Truman Road at the corner of Van Brunt Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It was formally organized in 1872 and was landscaped by George Kessler. The first burial was infant Sallie Ayers on July 5, 1872. Features include the public vault and crematorium c. 1897, entrance gate and fence c. 1900, Kirkland B. Armour Chapel (1904, 1917), and Cemetery Office (1925). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.The 36,000 plot cemetery is owned, operated, and maintained by the non-profit, Elmwood Cemetery Society.
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East 12th Street, Kansas City
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 39.096111111111 ° | E -94.525833333333 ° |
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12th at Van Brunt
East 12th Street
64127 Kansas City
Missouri, United States
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