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The Westlawn Mausoleum was designed by New York architect Henry Bacon, designer of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. [2] The structure, costing in excess of $460,000, was built between 1913 and 1915. [2]
Wyuka Cemetery was established in Lincoln, Nebraska, by an act of the Nebraska Legislature in 1869, which sought to provide a cemetery for the state capital city founded two years prior. [3] The trustees rejected the first cemetery site along Salt Creek to the west of Lincoln due to flooding concerns and instead purchased 80 acres of land east ...
Bill Orr died from a long illness with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 5, 2013, at the age of 78. [3] [9] He was survived by his wife of 55 years, former Governor Kay Orr; their two children, John Orr and Suzanne Gage; and seven grandchildren. [4] His funeral was held at Christ Lutheran Church in ...
Funeral services, a procession, and a lying in state were first held in Washington, D.C., then a funeral train transported Lincoln's remains 1,654 miles (2,662 km) through seven states for burial in Springfield, Illinois. Never exceeding 20 mph, the train made several stops in principal cities and state capitals for processions, orations, and ...
A funeral home, funeral parlor or mortuary is a business that provides burial and cremation services for the dead and their families. These services may include a prepared visitation and funeral , and the provision of a chapel for the funeral.
Esther Pilster (November 11, 1916 – July 20, 2014), born Esther Eunice Jones, was an educator, principal, activist and philanthropist from Nebraska. Early life and education [ edit ]
12th & R Sts., University of Nebraska–Lincoln 40°49′03″N 96°42′16″W / 40.8175°N 96.704444°W / 40.8175; -96.704444 ( Sheldon Memorial Art Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation, Nebraska State Capitol, Lee Lawrie, Lincoln, Nebraska (1932) Abraham Lincoln: The Hoosier Youth, Paul Manship, Fort Wayne, Indiana (1932) Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, by Fred Torrey (1933), cast by Bernard Wiepper, West Virginia State Capitol (1974) Abraham Lincoln Statue, Bryant Baker, Delaware Park, Buffalo ...