Forestvale Cemetery (also known as Forest Vale Cemetery) is an historic cemetery in

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. It was established in 1890 for the Helena Cemetery Association and laid out by Harry V. Wheeler. With The arched stone entrance was built in 1890. Among almost 15,000 gravestones there is a mausoleum, the original property included a house for the sexton. The cemetery has been listed on the

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since February 21, 1990. Notable burials include Montana Governors Forrest H. Anderson (1913–1989),

Tim Babcock Timothy Milford Babcock (October 27, 1919 – April 7, 2015) was an American politician, the List of Governors of Montana, 16th Governor of the state of Montana, from 1962 to 1969. Early life Babcock was born in Littlefork, Minnesota, the s ...

(1919–2015),

Sam C. Ford Samuel Clarence Ford (November 7, 1882November 25, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 12th Governor of Montana from 1941 to 1949. Biography Ford was born on November 7, 1882, in Albany, Kentucky. His early education was in the ...

(1882–1961),

Samuel T. Hauser Samuel Thomas Hauser (January 10, 1833 – November 10, 1914) was an American industrialist and banker who was active in the development of Montana Territory. He made his first fortune in silver mines and railroads, but he lost everything in the ...

(1833–1914), Benjamin F. Potts (1836–1887), and

Sam V. Stewart Samuel Vernon Stewart (August 2, 1872 – September 15, 1939) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician, an attorney, former Montana Supreme Court Justice and the sixth Governor of Montana. Biography Stewart was born in Monroe ...

(1872–1939). Other notables include businessman

Charles Arthur Broadwater Charles Arthur Broadwater (September 25, 1840 – May 24, 1892) was a wealthy and influential Montana railroad, real estate, and banking magnate. Broadwater was born in St. Charles, Missouri. He was president of the Montana Central Railway ...

840–1892), painter Ralph E. DeCamp (1858–1936), pioneer James Fergus">Ralph_E._DeCamp.html" ;"title="840–1892), painter Ralph E. DeCamp">840–1892), painter Ralph E. DeCamp (1858–1936), pioneer James Fergus (1813–1902), Kentucky Governor Preston H. Leslie (1819–1907), actress Myrna Loy (1905–1993), US Senator Wilbur F. Sanders (1834–1905), and rodeo cowgirl Fannie Sperry Steele (1887–1983).

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