Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo

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Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York was founded in 1849. It covers over 250 acres (1 km²) and over 150,000 are buried there, including U.S. President Millard Fillmore. One of the most lavish monuments at Forest Lawn is the Blocher memorial.

[edit] Others buried here

• Lawrence Bell
• John Brent
• Willis Carrier
• Shirley Chisholm
• Frederick Cook
• William Fargo
• Abigail Fillmore
• Caroline Fillmore
• Barbara Franklin, mother of singer Aretha Franklin
• Anna Katharine Green
• Nathan K. Hall
• Red Jacket
• Rick James
• Mitchell Mark
• Albert J. Myer
• Ely S. Parker
• Kristen Pfaff
• George N. Pierce
• Charles Rohlfs
• Alfred P. Southwick
• Elbridge G. Spaulding
• Alfred P. Stone
• Mary Burnett Talbert

[edit] Links

• Forest Lawn Group, the official cemetery website
• Forest Lawn Cemetery on the Web