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The Missouri Crematory (also known as Hillcrest Abbey Crematory and Mausoleum, Missouri Crematory and Columbarium and Valhalla Hillcrest Abbey Crematory) was the sixth modern crematory built in the United States and holds the distinction of being the first crematory built west of the Mississippi River.
Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum in St. Louis, Missouri.Founded in 1849 as a rural cemetery, Bellefontaine has several architecturally significant monuments and mausoleums such as the Louis Sullivan-designed Wainwright Tomb, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
At the same time, existing cemeteries in St. Louis were nearly full and had no room to expand. Recognizing the need for a new rural cemetery, Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick purchased Senator Henry Clay’s “Old Orchard Farm” in 1853, located several miles northwest of St. Louis. Kenrick initially set aside the eastern half of the 323-acre ...
The first cremation took place on December 6, 1876. LeMoyne believed that cremation was a more sanitary way to dispose of bodies, preventing the contamination of drinking water. [4] After 41 more cremations there (with LeMoyne being the third, in 1879), the crematory was closed in 1901. LeMoyne's remains are buried there. [2]
Urquhart (/ ˈ ɜːr k ər t / ⓘ UR-kərt; [1] Scots: Urchart) is a Scottish surname.It is a habitational name, that can be derived from any of four places with the name. Other places named Urquhart, including one by Loch Ness, are derived from the Brythonic elements ar, meaning "on", "by"; and cardden, meaning "thicket". [2]
Major Sir Brian Edward Urquhart KCMG MBE (/ ˈ ə r. k ə t / UR-kut) (28 February 1919 – 2 January 2021) was a British Army officer, politician and writer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He played a significant role in the founding of the United Nations . [ 2 ]
At least one videotape showing Travis murdering and/or torturing some of his victims was found in the search of his home in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.He is believed to have killed two women: Alysia Greenwade, whose body was discovered April 1, 2001, in Illinois (after having been last seen in Missouri), and Betty James, whose body was discovered about two months later in ...
William Muir Urquhart (December 22, 1855 – April 14, 1933) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and public servant. For many years he was treasurer of Lewis County, Washington . [ 1 ] He also served as mayor, councilman, and postmaster of Chehalis, Washington , where he lived and worked for more than fifty years.