Lone Tree Cemetery is a 42-acre (17 ha), active, nonprofit cemetery, mausoleum and columbarium complex in unincorporated Fairview, California, adjacent to the city of Hayward. The site was first established in 1868.[2] The cemetery has hosted, since 1903, the oldest continuous Memorial Day celebration in southern Alameda County.[3] It contains a memorial to 73 soldiers from Hayward, Castro Valley and San Lorenzo who died in the Vietnam War,[4] and a memorial to Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies and police officers from cities in the county.[5]
| Lone Tree Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Original "Lone Tree"[1] | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1868 |
| Location | Hayward, Alameda County, California |
| Coordinates | 37°40′29″N 122°02′58″W / 37.67472°N 122.04944°W |
| No. of interments | 5,600+ |
| Website | Official |
| Find a Grave | Lone Tree Cemetery |
Notable burials
edit- Medal of Honor recipients
- Robert McDonald (1822–1901), for action in the American Indian Wars with the 5th Infantry Regiment[6]
- Others
- Charlie Becker (1887–1968), actor who played the "Mayor of Munchkinland" in The Wizard of Oz[7]
- William Dutton Hayward, namesake of the city of Hayward[8]
- Bob Sweikert (1926–1956), racing driver, 1955 Indianapolis 500 champion[9]
- Pete Knight (1903–1937), 1930s rodeo champion[10] (reinterred in 1960 at Greenwood Cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas)
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Grave of George Oakes, first newspaper publisher in Hayward -
Alameda County police officer memorial -
Grave of William Dutton Hayward
References
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- ^ newsbank.com
- ^ "Lone Tree Cemetery". Lone Tree Cemetery. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
- ^ [1] "Cooper denied Memorial Day address", Hayward Daily Review, May 27, 2006
- ^ "Fairview cemetery seeking families of Vietnam casualties - Oroville Mercury Register". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-06-07. "Fairview cemetery seeking families of Vietnam casualties", Oroville Mercury Register 08/26/07
- ^ "Hayward memorial honors fallen Alameda County heroes – California Beat". Californiabeat.org. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
- ^ Bellevue Vets
- ^ Resting Places
- ^ The Argus
- ^ Tri-City Voice
- ^ Brian Brennan (May 6, 1997). Cowboy legacy: Poet refused to let bronc rider's memory die. Calgary Herald
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