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Address 1601 SE 10th Ave # 1, Topeka, KS 66607, USA | ||
War of 1812 graves in topeka cemetery
The Topeka Cemetery is a cemetery in Topeka, Kansas, United States. Chartered since 1859, it is the oldest chartered cemetery in the state of Kansas.
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The cemetery holds the remains of several prominent Kansans including Charles Curtis, 31st Vice President of the United States under Herbert Hoover, Cyrus K. Holliday, founder of the city of Topeka, and Senator Arthur Capper. The cemetery is notable for its Mausoleum Row, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
The cemetery holds a monument to Kansas soldiers who died in the Battle of the Blue, a 75 ft granite shaft.
Topeka cemetery
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Topeka Cemetery Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA