Clinton Township in Macomb County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Clinton Grove Cemetery
Photographed by Joel S., June 20, 2010
1. Clinton Grove Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Clinton Grove Cemetery. . Established in 1855, the Clinton Grove Cemetery exhibits an exquisite array of funerary art in a wooded landscape. This combination of nature and monuments reflects the rural cemetery movement of the nineteenth century, which popularized park-like pastoral planned landscapes in both rural and urban settings. The grounds include a caretaker's house, built around 1885, and a Tudor office and chapel building designed by Mount Clemens architect Theophilus Van Damme, which dates from 1914. Many business and political leaders are interred here as well as veterans of American military conflicts from the Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War. Six thousand burials date from the nineteenth century. Clinton Grove Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Established in 1855, the Clinton Grove Cemetery exhibits an exquisite array of funerary art in a wooded landscape. This combination of nature and monuments reflects the rural cemetery movement of the nineteenth century, which popularized park-like pastoral planned landscapes in both rural and urban settings. The grounds include a caretaker's house, built around 1885, and a Tudor office and chapel building designed by Mount Clemens architect Theophilus Van Damme, which dates from 1914. Many business and political leaders are interred here as well as veterans of American military conflicts from the Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War. Six thousand burials date from the nineteenth century. Clinton Grove Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 1996 by Michigan Historical Center, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number 1963.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 42° 36.017′ N, 82° 54.235′ W.
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Marker is in Clinton Township, Michigan, in Macomb County. It is on Cass Avenue 0.2 miles west of Michigan Highway 97, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21189 Cass Avenue, Clinton Township MI 48036, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,417 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
