Mountain View Cemetery - Lethbridge, Alberta
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N 49° 40.794 W 112° 49.801
12U E 367982 N 5504650
Mountain View Cemetery is the largest cemeteries in Lethbridge and is located at 1210 Scenic Drive South.
Waymark Code: WMXR0N
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 02/17/2018
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Mountain View Cemetery is in Lethbridge County, Lethbridge, Alberta and is one of four cemeteries in the area. Lethbridge has a population of almost 100,000 residents and is the largest city in Southern Alberta. It is home to the famed Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden and near the Fort Whoop-Up Trading Post Museum.
The Mountain View Cemetery is approximately 45 acres in size and is beautifully maintained by the city of Lethbridge. In 1909 the Anglican Church started a private cemetery that was purchased by the city in 1942. In 1909 the Hebrew community stated a cemetery that is also part of Mountain View Cemetery.
There are over 1,300 trees throughout the cemetery with a tree replacement program that assures the continuing beautification of the cemetery. At the main entrance is a Immortal Flame honoring Veterans.
There are approximately 29,385 known interments with a large veteran section, Hebrew, Catholic and other designated areas.