Ross Bay Cemetery

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Victorian-era graveyard cemetery historic site

Ross Bay Cemetery is a historic Victorian-era graveyard in Victoria, British Columbia, known as the resting place of many prominent figures from the province’s early colonial history.

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Label	Occurrences
Ross Bay Cemetery canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Victorian-era graveyard ⓘ cemetery ⓘ historic site ⓘ
associatedWith	Victorian funerary art ⓘ early colonial history of British Columbia ⓘ heritage conservation efforts in Victoria ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Amor De Cosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Carr family members ⓘ Sir James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie NERFINISHED ⓘ many former premiers of British Columbia ⓘ pioneers of Victoria ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
era	Victorian era ⓘ
hasFeature	family plots ⓘ grid-like layout ⓘ historic section and newer section ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ ocean views ⓘ ornate stone monuments ⓘ tree-lined avenues ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature	Dallas Road waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairfield neighbourhood ⓘ Ross Bay Seawall NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOrganization	Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation	historic cemetery ⓘ municipal heritage site ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ Ross Bay neighbourhood NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	elaborate Victorian funerary monuments ⓘ graves of early colonial settlers of British Columbia ⓘ resting place of many prominent figures in British Columbia history ⓘ
openingDate	1873 ⓘ
operatedBy	City of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlooks	Ross Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
significance	important record of 19th-century British Columbia society ⓘ one of the oldest formal cemeteries in Victoria ⓘ
tourType	guided walking tours ⓘ historical theme tours ⓘ symbolism and monument tours ⓘ
usedFor	burials ⓘ commemoration ⓘ genealogical research ⓘ historical tours ⓘ

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Governor James Douglas → burialPlace → Ross Bay Cemetery ⓘ

subject surface form: James Douglas