Montrose_Cemetery

Montrose Cemetery

Montrose Cemetery

Cemetery in Cook County, Illinois, US

Montrose Cemetery is located at 5400 North Pulaski Road, in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

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Montrose Cemetery was founded by Andrew Kircher in 1902.[2] Five years after the 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire, Kircher erected a memorial at Montrose Cemetery to memorialize the tragedy.[2]

The cemetery has been dubbed “gypsy row.” due to many Romani Americans being congregated in the area.[3]

Notable burials

References

  1. [1]
    Hucke, Matt; Bielski, Ursula (1999). Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries. Lake Claremont Press. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-9642-4264-7. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "History". Montrose Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. [3]
    "The Gypsy Trail: The history and legacy of Rom culture in Chicago".
  4. [4]
    "Bugs Raymond". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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