Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Photographed By Craig Baker, April 19, 2021
1. Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Marker
Inscription.
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum. . Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the nation's oldest rural garden cemeteries, the style of which was a dramatic departure from traditional church burial grounds at the time. Woodland's oldest portion, including Victorian Era burial sections, a Romanesque gateway, and a Tiffany chapel, forms a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Arboretum, with over 3,000 trees on more than 200 acres, completes this outdoor museum of Dayton history. Among those buried here are cemetery founder John Van Cleve, the Wright Brothers, inventors John Patterson and Charles Kettering, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, Col. Edward Deeds, Governor James M. Cox, and humorist Erma Bombeck.
Founded in 1841, Woodland is
one of
the nation's oldest rural
garden cemeteries,
the style of which was a dramatic departure
from traditional church burial grounds at the time. Woodland's oldest portion,
including Victorian Era burial sections,
a Romanesque gateway, and a Tiffany chapel,
forms a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Arboretum,
with over 3,000 trees on more than 200 acres,
completes this outdoor
museum of Dayton history. Among those buried here are cemetery founder
John Van Cleve,
the Wright Brothers,
inventors John
Patterson
and Charles Kettering,
poet Paul Laurence
Dunbar,
Col.
Edward
Deeds,
Governor
James
M. Cox,
and humorist
Erma Bombeck.
Erected 2017 by City of Dayton, and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 26-57.)
Location. 39° 44.581′ N, 84° 10.722′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Woodland Avenue, 0.2 miles east of
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Brown Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton OH 45409, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
