Masonic Memorial Park Tumwater WA USA

Date: 1859
Location: Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States
Surnames/tags: Cemeteries Washington

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Contents 1 Masonic Memorial Park 1.1 Cemetery Details 1.2 History 1.3 Notable Burials 2 Sources

Masonic Memorial Park

Cemetery Details

• Cemetery name: Masonic Memorial Park aka Masonic Cemetery
• Address: 455 North Street Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington, 98501 USA
• Elevation: 54.0 m or 177.2 feet
• GPS Coordinates: 47.0160141, -122.8963242
• Information: Official Website | Park Layout | Gravesite Lookup

FindAGrave: #217310 15,611 added (76% photographed)

BillionGraves: #177329 5131 images

• Wikidata: Item Q64524383
• Masonic Memorial Park Category for profiles of those buried there
• WikiTree Profiles that link to this page.

History

Olympia Masonic Lodge #1 appointed a committee in July of 1857 to "ascertain upon what terms land can be had in this vicinity for burial purposes."^[1] Bro Smith Hays, a charter member, donated acreage for this purpose.^[1]

• First internment: James H. Yantis^[1]

Additional acreage donated by: Clanrick Crosby, Nelson & Anna Barnes, and Ira Ward^[1]

Notable Burials

• Samuel Goodlove Cosgrove (1847-1909) Governor of Washington
• Ira James “Pete” Flagstead 1893–1940 Major League Baseball Player
• Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) Governor of Washington
• Donald G. Ingalls 29 Jul 1918 – 10 Mar 2014 Television and Motion Picture Director, Producer
• Obadiah Benton McFadden 1814–1875 US Congressman
• Thomas Irving McKenny 1829–1899 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
• Robert Huston Milroy 1816–1890 Civil War Union Major General
• Marshall Frank Moore (1829-1870) Civil War Union Brevet Major General
• Dave Shriver 1935–2012 Musician.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Squire, Jim. “Park History” Masonic Memorial Park (https://www.masonicmemorialpark.com/ : accessed 17 Feb 2022)‌