Forestvale Cemetery

	Forestvale Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The arched stone entrance in 2015
Location	490 Forestvale Road,Helena, Montana
Coordinates	46°39′23″N112°02′13″W/ 46.65639°N 112.03694°W
Area	113 acres (46 ha)
Built	1890
Architect	Harry V. Wheeler
NRHP referenceNo.	90000145
Added to NRHP	February 21, 1990

Forestvale Cemetery(also known asForest Vale Cemetery) is an historic cemetery inHelena, Montana.It was established in 1890 for the Helena Cemetery Association and laid out by Harry V. Wheeler.^[2]The arched stone entrance was built in 1890.^[2]Among almost 15,000 gravestones there is a mausoleum, the original property included a house for thesexton.^[2]The cemetery has been listed on theNational Register of Historic Placessince February 21, 1990.^[1]

Notable burials include Montana GovernorsForrest H. Anderson(1913–1989),Tim Babcock(1919–2015),Sam C. Ford(1882–1961),Samuel T. Hauser(1833–1914),Benjamin F. Potts(1836–1887), andSam V. Stewart(1872–1939). Other notables include businessmanCharles Arthur Broadwater[1840–1892), painterRalph E. DeCamp(1858–1936), pioneerJames Fergus(1813–1902), Kentucky GovernorPreston H. Leslie(1819–1907), actressMyrna Loy(1905–1993), US SenatorWilbur F. Sanders(1834–1905), and rodeo cowgirlFannie Sperry Steele(1887–1983).^[2]^[3]

References

^^a ^b"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.November 2, 2013.
^^a ^b ^c ^dMrs. Dorothy Wells (August 1988)."National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Forestvale Cemetery".National Park Service.RetrievedJanuary 22,2020.Withaccompanying pictures
^"Funeral Notices".The Independent-Record.Helena, Montana. May 30, 1936. p. 5.RetrievedJanuary 30,2021– viaNewspapers.com.

External links

[nris-1] "National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.November 2, 2013.

[nrhpdoc-2] Mrs. Dorothy Wells (August 1988)."National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Forestvale Cemetery".National Park Service.RetrievedJanuary 22,2020.Withaccompanying pictures

[3] "Funeral Notices".The Independent-Record.Helena, Montana. May 30, 1936. p. 5.RetrievedJanuary 30,2021– viaNewspapers.com.

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