Roslyn Cemeteries

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The Roslyn Historical Cemetery, actually 25 separate but adjacent cemeteries. Clustered on 15 acres of woods and hills above the main street, the cemetaries were created by fraternal, ethnic and civic organizations for burial of their deceased members. At least 24 nationalities are represented within the nearly 5000 graves.

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF); Knights of Pythias Lodge; Soloka Lodge; Wanapum Tribe 28, Improved Order of Redmen; Caccia Tori D’Africa (literally Hunters of Africa - an Italian Lodge), Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge No. 56, SNF Lodge No. 79 (Serbian); Saint Barbara Lodge No. 39 (Greek); and Dr. David Starcevich Lodge No. 56 (Croatian) are among the organizations and ethnicities represented in this cemetery.