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Eastside Historic Cemetery District

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The Eastside Historic Cemetery District is a historic district bounded by Elmwood Avenue, Mt. Elliott Avenue, Lafayette Street, and Waterloo Street in Detroit, Michigan. The district consists of three separate cemeteries: Mount Elliott Cemetery (Catholic, established 1841), Elmwood Cemetery (Protestant, established 1846), and the Lafayette Street Cemetery (Jewish, established 1850). The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Eastside Historic Cemetery District
Mount Elliott Street, Detroit

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Mt Elliott / Kercheval (SB)

Mount Elliott Street
48211 Detroit
Michigan, United States
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