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Wunder's Cemetery

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Wunder's Cemetery (sometimes Wunder Cemetery; also known as German Lutheran Cemetery) is a 14.5-acre German Protestant cemetery in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was established in 1859. It is adjacent to Graceland Cemetery in Lakeview.

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Wunder's Cemetery
West Irving Park Road, Chicago

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West Irving Park Road
60613 Chicago
Illinois, United States
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