Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery

The Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery is the oldest extant cemetery in , , United States. It was established in 1858 as a privately owned burial ground known as Minneapolis Cemetery or Layman's Cemetery.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Also known as: Minneapolis Cemetery” and “Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery
  • Address: 2945 Cedar Avenue South, 55407

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lake Street/Midtown and Martin Olav Sabo Bridge.

Railway station
station, also referred locally as either the Lake Street station or Midtown station, is a Blue Line light rail stop in , , United States. is situated 1,700 feet east of Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery.

Bridge
The is a bridge in the city of and the first cable-stayed suspension bridge in the U.S. state of . Formerly the Midtown Greenway Pedestrian Bridge, it was renamed in honor of former Representative Martin Olav Sabo, a fourteen-term member of Congress from Minnesota. is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery.

School
Photo: Luthierguy, Public domain.
Minneapolis , or simply South, is a four-year comprehensive high school in the Corcoran neighborhood of . is situated 1,400 feet south of Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Phillips and Seward.

Suburb
is a community in , just south of downtown. Traditionally, it was both a community and a neighborhood. is a diverse area in many ways: its population includes people of many nationalities; it has a mix of residential, commercial…

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the community of Minneapolis, Minnesota, located geographically southeast of downtown. It consists of the land bordered by the Hiawatha Avenue industrial district to the west, Minneapolis to the south, the to the east, and Interstate 94 to the north.

Suburb
is a defined community in that consists of eight neighborhoods. The community name is derived from Lake that is the centerpiece of the present-day .

Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery

Latitude
44.94993° or 44° 56′ 60″ north
Longitude
-93.24486° or 93° 14′ 42″ west
Elevation
860 feet (262 metres)
Open location code
86P8WQX4+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35457615
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
5041742
Wiki­data ID
Q6868009
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