Riverside Cemetery
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Riverside Cemetery is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2003. On March 6, 1855, the city of Oshkosh purchased a land parcel from Maria Grignon for creation of a cemetery. The parcel was located on the east bank of the Fox River and was named Riverside Cemetery. It was built as a replacement for the Locust Grove Cemetery, which was the first burial ground in Oshkosh and built in 1848. Between 1855 and 1869, the remains of those buried in Locust Grove were moved to Riverside Cemetery. In 1855, the Riverside Catholic cemetery was laid out north of the cemetery and expanded further in 1875. In 1868, a parcel was purchased east of the Riverside Cemetery by Masons. In 1882, the city purchased 38 acres (15 ha) in the north edge of the Catholic plots. In 1887, the city sold off 10 acres (4.0 ha) to the Catholic Church. In 1914, an additional 61 acres (25 ha) were purchased from H. C. Rogers, expanding the cemetery to 98.39 acres (39.82 ha), the current size today. Burr/End of the Trail Monument – erected by John Burr in 1929, the monument depicts an American Indian and his weary horse. It is an interpretation of James Fraser's sculpture End of the Trail. Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial – erected in 1894, memorial to the Grand Army of the Republic. Riverside Cemetery Gateway – erected around 1930, Rustic-style gateway. Soldier and Sailor Monument – erected in 1924, 40-foot granite obelisk dedicated to veterans of the Spanish–American War and World War I. Thomas Allen (1825–1905), Secretary of State of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Assemblyman George Rex Andrews (1808–1873), U.S. Representative from New York Lyman E. Barnes (1855–1904), lawyer and U.S. Representative from Wisconsin Charles R. Boardman (1860–1950), Adjutant General of Wisconsin and American general in World War I Gabriel Bouck (1828–1904), Attorney General of Wisconsin and U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Charles Frederick Burgess (1873–1945), University of Wisconsin professor, pioneer of electrochemical engineering Frank Merrill Caldwell (1866–1937), U.S. Army general in World War I James H. Davidson (1858–1918), lawyer and U.S. Representative from Wisconsin Edward Eastman (1806–1870), mayor of Oshkosh and Wisconsin Assemblyman John Fitzgerald (died 1963), 7th mayor of Oshkosh, Wisconsin state senator Richard W. Guenther (1945–1913), Treasurer of Wisconsin and U.S. representative from Wisconsin. Samuel McClellan Hay (1825–1906), 5th mayor of Oshkosh, Wisconsin state senator and bank president Henry C. Jewell (1811–1889), 8th mayor of Oshkosh, Wisconsin state representative
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When was Riverside Cemetery listed on the National Register?
Riverside Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 2003.
What type of historic resource is Riverside Cemetery?
Riverside Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Riverside Cemetery is recorded as the modern era.
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