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Montrose Cemetery

Coordinates: 41°58′51″N 87°43′59″W / 41.98083°N 87.73306°W / 41.98083; -87.73306
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Montrose Cemetery & Crematorium
The front sign of Montrose Cemetery
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Established1902 (1902)
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°58′51″N 87°43′59″W / 41.98083°N 87.73306°W / 41.98083; -87.73306
Owned byOwned and operated by the Kircher family
Size60 acres
No. of interments>33,000
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveMontrose Cemetery & Crematorium

Montrose Cemetery is located at 5400 North Pulaski Road, in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

Montrose Cemetery was founded by Andrew Kircher in 1902.[2] Five years after the 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire, Kircher erected a memorial at Montrose Cemetery to memorialize the tragedy.[2]

The cemetery has been dubbed “gypsy row.” due to many Romani Americans being congregated in the area.[3]

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ Hucke, Matt; Bielski, Ursula (1999). Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries. Lake Claremont Press. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-9642-4264-7. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "History". Montrose Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Gypsy Trail: The history and legacy of Rom culture in Chicago".
  4. ^ "Bugs Raymond". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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