Mount Avon Cemetery

Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan, USA

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In 1826, Mount Avon became the first officially platted cemetery in Oa…

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Mausoleum at Mount Avon

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Western edge of Mt. Avon cemetery in Rochester, Michigan

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Mt. Avon Cemetery Mausoleum
Rochester, MI

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Map in northwest part of Mount Avon Cemetery

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Map of Mount Avon Cemetery

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Inside Mausoleum

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View from inside the Mausoleum out to the cemetery

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Mount Avon Cemetery

Added: 1 Jan 2000
Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1112

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In 1826, Mount Avon became the first officially platted cemetery in Oakland County. The "Old Ground" or "Historic Acre" contains headstones dating from 1817, the year the earliest settlers arrived in the area. Members of the Graham family, Rochester's founders are buried in Mount Avon. including James Graham 1818-1839, thought to be the first white child born in the county. In 1911 statue of "Billy Yank" was erected in memory of Oakland County's Civil War veterans.

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Western edge of Mt. Avon cemetery in Rochester, Michigan

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Mt. Avon Cemetery Mausoleum
Rochester, MI

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Map in northwest part of Mount Avon Cemetery

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