The Clinton Grove Cemetery is a burial ground located at 21189 Cass Avenue near

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, United States. It was listed on the

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and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1996.

History

The Clinton Grove Cemetery Association was established on March 30, 1855 as a non-sectarian, non-profit association. The cemetery started on a five-acre parcel, which has been increased to 50 acres through a series of purchases. In 1885, a caretaker's house was constructed on the property, and in 1914 a Tudor office and chapel building were added, both designed by Mount Clemens architect

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Description

The Clinton Grove Cemetery is located on 50 acres west of Mt. Clemens. Over 19,000 graves are located on the property, as well as an office, chapel, mausoleum, and caretaker's house. Both the office and chapel were designed by architect Theopolis Van Damme. Family mausoleums and crypts are scattered among the in-ground burials, as well as a wide variety of 19th and early 20th century monuments. Over 570 trees grow in the cemetery, many over 100 years old. The cemetery is an outstanding example of an urban, park-like memorial burial ground, retaining the feel of a Victorian-era rural cemetery through both landscaping and the variety and quality of its gravemarkers.

Notable interments

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(1812–1869), Union Army Brigadier General during the

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(1839–1904), U.S. Congressman (1899–1903)

References

External links

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Official site
* {{National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Macomb County, Michigan Gothic Revival architecture in Michigan 1855 establishments in Michigan Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Michigan State Historic Sites