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Masonic Cemetery and Hope Abbey Mausoleum - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Masonic Cemetery and Hope Abbey Mausoleum - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Eugene Masonic Cemetery, the oldest chartered cemetery in Eugene, Oregon, is one of the oldest privately owned and continuously operating historic entities in Lane County. It was incorporated as a burial site in 1859, the same year Oregon became a state. As was the custom at the time, the Eugene City fathers asked a local fraternal organization—in this case, the Freemasons—to establish a city "bury ground" open to all. The Masons purchased ten acres on a knoll about two miles from the town center and laid out the cemetery with its main entrance at what is now the intersection of University Street and 25th Avenue. Read more on Wikipedia
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