Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit, Michigan)
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Final resting place of many of Detroit's most prominent citizens including members of the Dodge (automobile), Hudson (department store), Stroh (brewery) and Ford (motor), Grinnell (music store) families as well as Governor Alexander Groesbeck and Mayor James Couzens.
Numerous Motown musicians are also buried here, such as David Ruffin (of the Temptations) and Levi Stubbs (of the Four Tops).
Perhaps most noteworthy, Rosa Parks is interred here.
Numerous Motown musicians are also buried here, such as David Ruffin (of the Temptations) and Levi Stubbs (of the Four Tops).
Perhaps most noteworthy, Rosa Parks is interred here.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlawn_Cemetery_(Detroit,_Michigan)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°26'31"N 83°7'35"W
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- Parkview Memorial Cemetery 22 km
- Perry Mount Park 27 km
- Michigan Memorial Park 40 km
- Sunset Hills and River Rest Cemeteries 85 km
- Palmer Woods Historic District 0.4 km
- Michigan State Fairgrounds 1 km
- State Fair/Northend 1.4 km
- Palmer Park Golf Course (closed) 1.7 km
- Detroit Golf Club 1.9 km
- University District 2.1 km
- Wyoming Heights 2.4 km
- Grixdale Farms 2.4 km
- Bagley 2.7 km
- Lodge Heights 4.2 km