Lake View Cemetery
Seattle, Washington · Established 1872
Lake View Cemetery, established in 1872 on Capitol Hill in Seattle, is the oldest incorporated cemetery in Washington State. Its 14 acres offer stunning views of Lake Union and the Olympic Mountains. The cemetery serves as the final resting place of Seattle's founding families and many of the city's most important historical figures.
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1872
Founded
Seattle
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WA
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Records from Lake View Cemetery(4 total)
Isamu Tanaka
1905 — 1990
Issei fisherman who rebuilt his fishing business three times — after the 1929 crash, internment, and a 1953 fire.
Michiko Tanaka
1910 — 1997
Japanese immigrant and ikebana master who taught flower arranging in the Nihonmachi community.
“Beauty endures what hardship cannot.”
Carlos Bulosan
1913 — 1956
Filipino writer and labor activist, author of 'America Is in the Heart'.
“America is in the hearts of its dreamers.”
Wing Luke
1925 — 1965
Chinese-American civil rights attorney and Seattle City Council member — the first Asian-American elected official in the Pacific Northwest.
“Leadership through service.”
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