Original Burial Jan 1852 in Yerba Buena Cemetery. Once Lone Mountain Cemetery opened in 1854, bodies began to be reinterred there. James was moved on 26 Nov 1863. Lone Mountain Cemetery was renamed Laurel Hill Cemetery in 1867.
After years of litigation, closure of Laurel Hill was ordered. Approximately 35,000 bodies were removed over a sixteen-month period, with sites being disinterred blocked from public view by six-foot tall windscreens. Remains were placed in reinterment boxes of various sizes, depending on the condition of the remains. Each box had a metal identification tag affixed to it. All bodies disinterred one day were transported to Cypress Lawn and reinterred in Cypress Abbey Company's mausoleum the same day. Laurel Hill Cemetery Association originally planned to reinter the remains in a new mausoleum, but the start of World War II in 1941 delayed construction for 6 years. 35,000 Laurel Hill remains were removed between 1939 and 1940, and placed in redwood coffins, and were taken to Colma; where they were stored for six years in Cypress Abbey Mausoleum.
After the war, construction prices had risen enough that proceeds from the sale of Laurel Hill Cemetery land were no longer sufficient for mausoleum construction. Eventually, the Association settled on the burial mound plan that included an elaborate monument. It was not until 1993, that the memorial obelisk for those that were re-interred was placed on the 5 acre mound at Cypress Lawn for those moved from Lone Mountain Cemetery.
After years of litigation, closure of Laurel Hill was ordered. Approximately 35,000 bodies were removed over a sixteen-month period, with sites being disinterred blocked from public view by six-foot tall windscreens. Remains were placed in reinterment boxes of various sizes, depending on the condition of the remains. Each box had a metal identification tag affixed to it. All bodies disinterred one day were transported to Cypress Lawn and reinterred in Cypress Abbey Company's mausoleum the same day. Laurel Hill Cemetery Association originally planned to reinter the remains in a new mausoleum, but the start of World War II in 1941 delayed construction for 6 years. 35,000 Laurel Hill remains were removed between 1939 and 1940, and placed in redwood coffins, and were taken to Colma; where they were stored for six years in Cypress Abbey Mausoleum.
After the war, construction prices had risen enough that proceeds from the sale of Laurel Hill Cemetery land were no longer sufficient for mausoleum construction. Eventually, the Association settled on the burial mound plan that included an elaborate monument. It was not until 1993, that the memorial obelisk for those that were re-interred was placed on the 5 acre mound at Cypress Lawn for those moved from Lone Mountain Cemetery.
Original Burial Jan 1852 in Yerba Buena Cemetery. Once Lone Mountain Cemetery opened in 1854, bodies began to be reinterred there. James was moved on 26 Nov 1863. Lone Mountain Cemetery was renamed Laurel Hill Cemetery in 1867.
After years of litigation, closure of Laurel Hill was ordered. Approximately 35,000 bodies were removed over a sixteen-month period, with sites being disinterred blocked from public view by six-foot tall windscreens. Remains were placed in reinterment boxes of various sizes, depending on the condition of the remains. Each box had a metal identification tag affixed to it. All bodies disinterred one day were transported to Cypress Lawn and reinterred in Cypress Abbey Company's mausoleum the same day. Laurel Hill Cemetery Association originally planned to reinter the remains in a new mausoleum, but the start of World War II in 1941 delayed construction for 6 years. 35,000 Laurel Hill remains were removed between 1939 and 1940, and placed in redwood coffins, and were taken to Colma; where they were stored for six years in Cypress Abbey Mausoleum.
After the war, construction prices had risen enough that proceeds from the sale of Laurel Hill Cemetery land were no longer sufficient for mausoleum construction. Eventually, the Association settled on the burial mound plan that included an elaborate monument. It was not until 1993, that the memorial obelisk for those that were re-interred was placed on the 5 acre mound at Cypress Lawn for those moved from Lone Mountain Cemetery.
After years of litigation, closure of Laurel Hill was ordered. Approximately 35,000 bodies were removed over a sixteen-month period, with sites being disinterred blocked from public view by six-foot tall windscreens. Remains were placed in reinterment boxes of various sizes, depending on the condition of the remains. Each box had a metal identification tag affixed to it. All bodies disinterred one day were transported to Cypress Lawn and reinterred in Cypress Abbey Company's mausoleum the same day. Laurel Hill Cemetery Association originally planned to reinter the remains in a new mausoleum, but the start of World War II in 1941 delayed construction for 6 years. 35,000 Laurel Hill remains were removed between 1939 and 1940, and placed in redwood coffins, and were taken to Colma; where they were stored for six years in Cypress Abbey Mausoleum.
After the war, construction prices had risen enough that proceeds from the sale of Laurel Hill Cemetery land were no longer sufficient for mausoleum construction. Eventually, the Association settled on the burial mound plan that included an elaborate monument. It was not until 1993, that the memorial obelisk for those that were re-interred was placed on the 5 acre mound at Cypress Lawn for those moved from Lone Mountain Cemetery.
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