| Golden Gate Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | July 3, 1870 |
| Closed | 1909 |
| Location | Clement Street, 33rd Avenue, and 48th Avenue in San Francisco, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°47′07″N 122°30′05″W / 37.7852°N 122.50138°W |
| Type | City |
| Size | 200 acres (81 ha) |
| No. of graves | 29,000 |
| Find a Grave | Golden Gate Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Golden Gate Cemetery |
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Golden Gate Cemetery, also called the City Cemetery, and Potter's Field, was a burial ground with 29,000 remains, active between 1870 and approximately 1909 and was located in San Francisco, California.[1][2] The site of this former cemetery is now Lincoln Park and the Legion of Honor museum.
- ^ Winegarner, Beth (2022-09-26). "The Hidden History of San Francisco's Graveyards". Alta Online. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Meyer, Amy (2006). New Guardians for the Golden Gate: How America Got a Great National Park. University of California Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-520-92929-6.