The Springwell Danish Cemetery is located at 6326 Hartman Avenue in
North Omaha
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,
Nebraska
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. First used in 1868,
this
cemetery
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...
was formally established in 1889 by Danish immigrants. It was designated an
Omaha Landmark in 1996.
About
The Springwell Danish Cemetery was established on a tract of land northwest outside of
Omaha
Omaha ( ) is the List of cities in Nebraska, most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's List of United S ...
.
Visitors would travel through
Benson to the end of the streetcar line, and then walk to the cemetery.
The oldest grave in the cemetery belongs to Lars Jocumsen, and is marked by an
obelisk
An obelisk (; , diminutive of (') ' spit, nail, pointed pillar') is a tall, slender, tapered monument with four sides and a pyramidal or pyramidion top. Originally constructed by Ancient Egyptians and called ''tekhenu'', the Greeks used th ...
that dates from 1868.
Jocumsen was a
farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer ...
in the area.
Among the notable Omaha Danes buried at Springwell Cemetery is Col. Sophus Neble.
See also
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Danes in Omaha, Nebraska
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List of cemeteries in Omaha
The following is a list of cemeteries in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska in the United States.
The earliest cemetery in Omaha is the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, established in 1846 for residents of Culter's Park.
Cemeteries
See also
* Histo ...
*
Landmarks in Omaha, Nebraska
References
External links
Listing of interments
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* {{GNIS, 833743
Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska
Cemeteries in Omaha, Nebraska
History of Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha landmarks
Danish-American culture in Omaha, Nebraska
Danish-American history
1868 establishments in Nebraska
Cemeteries established in the 1860s