Five Points in Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Historic Woodlawn Cemetery

— Ohio Historical Marker —

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, January 31, 2010

1. Historic Woodlawn Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1876 by a group of Toledo businessmen, Woodlawn Cemetery was designed in the tradition of the country's "rural cemetery" movement, which was first popularized in Europe in the 1830s. This movement reflects the change in American burial practices in the nineteenth century as attitudes of death changed from grim to sentimental. The cemetery's landscape emphasizes nature and art. Besides being a burial place, the cemetery is an arboretum, bird sanctuary, outdoor museum, and historical archive. Woodlawn also became a fashionable park for Toledo's residents to escape the commotion of the city. The cemetery chronicles the growth of Toledo and northwest Ohio, and is an important cultural and historic landmark in regards to community planning and development, and landscape and building architecture. Historic Woodlawn Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Erected 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Historic Woodlawn Cemetery, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 37-48.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic

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list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 41° 40.686′ N, 83° 34.774′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Five Points. It is at the intersection of West Central Avenue and Auburn Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Central Avenue. This historical marker is located on the front left side of the main Central Avenue entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1502 West Central Avenue, Toledo OH 43606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, January 31, 2010

2. Historic Woodlawn Cemetery Marker

View of the historical marker at the front entrance of the Woodlawn Cemetery.

markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Toledo Civil War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Overland Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); John E. Gunckel (1846–1915) (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Great Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Overland Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Westmoreland (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.

Prominent Citizens Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 20, 2006

3. Prominent Citizens Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery

View of the gravesite memorial to John Gunckel, a prominent citizen of Toledo who is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 20, 2006

4. Prominent Citizens Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery

View of the gravesite memorial to Morrison R. Waite, a former Chief Justice of the United States and a prominent citizen of Toledo who is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 20, 2006

5. Prominent Citizens Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery

View of the gravesite memorial to William Harbeck, a victim of the Titanic and a prominent citizen of Toledo who is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 20, 2006

6. Prominent Citizens Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery

View of the gravesite memorial to James Steedman, a Civil War hero at the Battle of Chickamauga and a prominent citizen of Toledo who is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,786 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 5, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.