Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is a historic 19th-century graveyard known as the final resting place of many notable figures, including artist and writer Emily Carr.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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historic site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Dallas Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ross Bay waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 27 acres ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasConservationActivity |
documentation of burials
ⓘ
heritage interpretation programs ⓘ restoration of historic graves ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 48.412°N 123.338°W ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
Victorian-era funerary art
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elaborate stone monuments ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ oceanfront views ⓘ tree-lined avenues ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
Amor De Cosmos
NERFINISHED
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Billy Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ David Oppenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Baillie Begbie NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Dunsmuir NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ many early settlers of Victoria ⓘ veterans of World War I ⓘ veterans of World War II ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Chinese section
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Jewish section ⓘ children’s section ⓘ veterans section ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
historic cemetery
ⓘ
municipal heritage site ⓘ |
| inception | 1872 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
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Ross Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isabella Mainville Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1873 ⓘ |
| operator | City of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
major Victorian-era burial ground on the west coast of Canada
ⓘ
one of the oldest formal cemeteries in British Columbia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials
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genealogical research ⓘ heritage walks ⓘ historical tours ⓘ |
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