Beechwood Cemetery
| Beechwood Cemetery Historic Site of Canada Lieu historique national du Canada du Cimetière-Beechwood |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | 2000 |
| Type | National Historic Site |
| ID | 1210 |
| place | Ottawa |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 26 '49.4 " N , 75 ° 39' 34.6" W |
| Recognized by | Government of Canada |
| Approved by | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
The Beechwood Cemetery ( English Beechwood Cemetery , French Cimetière de Beechwood ) in the Canadian capital Ottawa is considered the national cemetery of Canada . The facility has been classified as a National Historic Site since 2000 .
Location and description
The cemetery is located in the hilly terrain next to Richelieu Park in the south of the Rockcliffe district ( Rideau-Rockcliffe district ), north of Vanier . It is divided into different areas such as: B. the military cemetery with graves strictly arranged in rows and the Chinese cemetery.
history
The cemetery was laid out in 1873. Since 1944 it has been used, among other things, as the National Military Cemetery of the Armed Forces of Canada .
Personalities
Numerous personalities from the history of Canada and particularly Ottawa are buried here. B .:
- Thomas McKay (one of the city fathers of Ottawa)
- Robert Borden (8th Prime Minister of Canada)
- Tommy Douglas (longtime Prime Minister of Saskatchewan and founding chairman of the New Democratic Party)
- Thomas Fuller (architect of the parliament building)
- Eddie Gerard (one of the first members of the Hockey Hall of Fame)
- Ray Hnatyshyn (politician)
- John Duncan MacLean (politician)
- William Johnstone Ritchie (judge)
- Archibald Lampman (lyric poet)
- Andrew George Blair (politician)
- William McDougall (politician)
- Hod Stuart (ice hockey player)
- Sandford Fleming (inventor)
- William Wilfred Campbell (writer)
- Cecil Spring-Rice (British Diplomat)
- Arthur Sifton (politician)
- Henry Crerar (World War General )
- Duncan Campbell Scott (writer)
- Charles Stewart (politician)
- Clint Benedict (ice hockey goalkeeper)
- Punch Broadbent (ice hockey player)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Beechwood Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada. In: historicplaces.ca. Retrieved October 2, 2014 .