Wunder's Cemetery
Sign at the cemetery, 2020
Details
Established1859
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°57′14″N 87°39′35″W / 41.95389°N 87.65972°W / 41.95389; -87.65972

Wunder's Cemetery (sometimes Wunder Cemetery;[1] also known as German Lutheran Cemetery) is a 14.5-acre German Protestant cemetery in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[2][3] It was established in 1859.[4] It is adjacent to Graceland Cemetery in Lakeview.[5]

References

  1. "See the Illinois Cemetery Featuring a Moving Statue of 2 Sisters". 100.9 The Eagle. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. Hucke, Matt; Bielski, Ursula (1999). Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries. Lake Claremont Press. ISBN 978-0-9642426-4-7.
  3. Holli, Melvin; Jones, Peter d'Alroy (1995-05-19). Ethnic Chicago: A Multicultural Portrait. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8028-7053-7.
  4. Kruse, Karen (2001). A Chicago Firehouse: Stories of Wrigleyville's Engine #78. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-1857-2.
  5. "Wunder's Cemetery". Time Out Chicago. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2023-08-13.


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