
Explore the history, architecture, and people, from the very rich to the very poor, who have chosen Woodmere Cemeteryto be their final resting place.
In 1867, a roomful of men gathered in the office of a noted attorney to discuss Detroit's need for a rural cemetery. They decided to form an association and invested their own money to purchase a plot of land that had once been occupied by Native Americans and then French settlers, a few miles from the heart of the city.
They chose this heavily wooded area because it offered many acres of land that could accommoda... Read More
Explore the history, architecture, and people, from the very rich to the very poor, who have chosen Woodmere Cemeteryto be their final resting place.
In 1867, a roomful of men gathered in the office of a noted attorney to discuss Detroit's need for a rural cemetery. They decided to form an association and invested their own money to purchase a plot of land that had once been occupied by Native Americans and then French settlers, a few miles from the heart of the city.
They chose this heavily wooded area because it offered many acres of land that could accommoda... Read More