Mount Olive Cemetery is a landscaped cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was founded by Chicago's Scandinavian community in 1886. It is located at 3800 North Narragansett Avenue and is adjacent to Zion Gardens cemetery.
History
In 1886, the Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery Association purchased 65 acres south of the village of
Dunning and established a community cemetery. The Association was renamed Mt. Olive in 1903. The
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), better known as the Milwaukee Road , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States, Midwest and Pacific Northwest, Northwest of the United States from 1847 ...
used to run supply trains to the Cook County Poor Farm and Insane Asylum through the cemetery, as well as funeral trains to the two adjacent cemeteries.
Notable burials
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Sybil Bauer
Sybil Lorina Bauer (September 18, 1903 – January 31, 1927) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal in t ...
(1903–1927), Olympic Gold Medal swimmer
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Harry Juul (1893–1942), MLB player
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Niels Juul (1859–1929), US Representative
References
External links
Official website* {{Find a Grave cemetery
1889 establishments in Illinois
Cemeteries in Chicago