Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)
Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in St. Louis, Missouri and operated by the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Founded in 1854, it is the second oldest cemetery in the Archdiocese. Calvary Cemetery contains 470 acres (1.9 km2) of land and more than 300,000 graves, including those of General William Tecumseh Sherman, Dred Scott, Tennessee Williams, Kate Chopin, Louis Chauvin and Auguste Chouteau.
| Calvary Cemetery | |
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Dred Scott's grave in Calvary Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1854 |
| Location | 5239 West Florissant Avenue St. Louis, Missouri |
| Country | United States of America |
| Coordinates | 38.69502°N 90.238244°W |
| Type | Catholic |
| Owned by | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis |
| Size | 470 acres (190 ha) |
| No. of graves | 300,000 |
| Website | Calvary Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Calvary Cemetery |
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