Mount Olivet Cemetery (Salt Lake City)
Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was established on May 16, 1874, by an act of the U.S. Congress[1] which granted 20 acres of land for public use as a cemetery. The first use of the cemetery was in 1877. The cemetery land originally consisted of exactly 20 acres and was part of the U.S. Army's Camp Douglas military reservation.[2] Since that time, the allotment has been expanded and contracted; the present cemetery is approximately 80 acres.[3]
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Established | May 16, 1874 |
Location | Salt Lake City, UT |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°45′22″N 111°51′00″W |
Type | Public, non-profit |
Owned by | Mount Olivet Cemetery Association |
Size | 80 ac |
No. of interments | >33,000 |
Website | Official website |
Find a Grave | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
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