East Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
You Are Remembered – Rest In Peace
Photographed By Syd Whittle, May 11, 2009
1. You Are Remembered – Rest In Peace Marker
This marker has been dedicated in memory of more than six hundred persons of Japanese ancestry reinterred here in 1956 with several thousand others, whose remains were removed from New Helvetia Cemetery, the present site of Sutter Middle School at Alhambra Boulevard and J Street. Most of those of Japanese ancestry resting here were buried at New Helvetia Cemetery from 1849 to 1912.
This beautiful final resting place was made available through the heartfelt generosity of East Lawn Memorial Park.
Sacramento Chapter JACL and Sacramento Nikkei Jin-Kai
In behalf of
Japanese American Community of Greater Sacramento
August 1990
Erected 1990 by Sacramento Chapter JACL and Sacramento Nikkei Jin-Kai.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1956.
Location. 38° 33.62′ N, 121° 27.16′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in East Sacramento. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Folsom Boulevard and 43rd Street. Marker is located in the center of the New Helvetia Re-internment section of the East Lawn Memorial Park. The
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Re-Internment Site For New Helvetia Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Joseph H. McKinney (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Benjamin F. Pendery (a few steps from this marker); Daniel Blue (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); September 11, 2001 (about 600 feet away); Sacramento High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); New Helvetia Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); McKinley Rose Garden (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.
More about this marker. See Other “Nearby Markers” located at the East Lawn Memorial Park for additional information.
Additional keywords. Japanese Americans
Photographed By Syd Whittle, May 11, 2009
2. You Are Remembered – Rest In Peace Marker
Photographed By Syd Whittle, May 11, 2009
3. A Second Marker
Those removed from
NEW HELVETIA CEMETERY
Founded in 1849
And reinterred here
In 1956
May they at last
Find eternal peace.
Photographed By Syd Whittle
4. New Helvetia Cemetery Marker
Click on link to learn about the New Helvetia Cemetery.
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,316 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 4. submitted on September 27, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
