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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
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
elaborate stone monuments
mausoleums
oceanfront views
tree-lined avenues
hasNotableBurial Amor De Cosmos NERFINISHED
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
Jewish section
children’s section
veterans section
heritageDesignation historic cemetery
municipal heritage site
inception 1872
locatedIn British Columbia
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
genealogical research
heritage walks
historical tours

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Emily Carr burialPlace Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada