Crystal Lake Cemetery | |
Nearest city | Corvallis, Oregon |
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Coordinates | 44°32′52″N 123°15′12″W / 44.54778°N 123.25333°W |
Area | 13.6 acres (5.5 ha) |
Built | 1850 |
NRHP reference No. | 04000613[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 16, 2004 |
Crystal Lake Cemetery, located in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in June 2004.[2] It is a burial ground that provides Corvallis residents with funeral and burial services. Although the tombs found at Crystal Lake Cemetery are not the oldest ones in Benton County, it is said that Crystal Lake Cemetery is one of the oldest cemetery in continuous use. Memorial Day services have been offered by it for about 60 years. The Corvallis American Legion Post 11 and the Corvallis Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 640 now sponsored the activity near the Civil War monument.[3]