Palm Grove Cemetery
Palm Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near downtown Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia. During the Tolbert administration, the cemetery became the focus of the national Decoration Day, which continued to be observed after Tolbert was murdered in a 1980 coup d'état and his body dumped at the cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Antoinette Tubman Stadium and Liberian National Museum.
Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Stadium
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The Antoinette Tubman Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Monrovia, Liberia. It is used mostly for football matches although it has also been used for music concerts, major church events, political rallies and Ebola treatment. Antoinette Tubman Stadium is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Palm Grove Cemetery.
Liberian National Museum
Museum
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The National Museum of Liberia is a national museum in Monrovia, Liberia. Initially housed in the First Executive Mansion on Ashmun Street of the city which is now used as a library, it was established by an Act of the National Legislature in 1958 under the administration of Liberia's 18th President, Dr William V.S. Liberian National Museum is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Palm Grove Cemetery.
Gabriel Tucker Bridge
Bridge
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The Gabriel Tucker Bridge formerly the People's Bridge, is a bridge over the Mesurado River in Monrovia, Liberia. It was built between 1972 and 1976. The construction caused some minor disruption to local settlements and the Liberian National Museum had to be relocated in the mid-1970s to make room for its construction. Gabriel Tucker Bridge is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Palm Grove Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monrovia and West Point.
Monrovia
Photo: whiteafrican, CC BY 2.0.
Monrovia is the capital, and with a population of around 1.6 million, also the largest city in Liberia. The city center is the image of a tropical capital, melting in the hot sun.
West Point
Suburb
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West Point is a township of the Liberian capital city of Monrovia, located on a 0.53 km2 peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between the Mesurado and Saint Paul rivers.
Clara Town
Suburb
Clara Town is a slum located on Bushrod Island in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. It is built upon a swamp. Clara Town was one of several ethnic communes that was squatted in the outskirts of Monrovia.
Palm Grove Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Monrovia, Liberia
- Category: burial
- Location: Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.31163° or 6° 18′ 42″ northLongitude
-10.80626° or 10° 48′ 23″ westOpen location code
6CRF856V+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 94957280OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q8508925
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Palm Grove Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “棕榈林公墓”
- Chinese: “棕櫚林公墓”
- French: “cimetière de Palm Grove”
- French: “Cimetière de Palm Grove”
- German: “Palme Grove Cemetery”
- Russian: “кладбище Палм-Гроув”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de Palm Grove”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ministry of Labor and GSA Compound.
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