Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Illinois |
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Springdale,
the most sacred, intensely interesting and beautiful
of our famous Parks, where our loved and lost
peacefully repose
amidst Nature's unapproachable
grandeur. George
W. Curtiss |
I
have visited some famous cemeteries in this
country and Europe. None of them surpass in natural
beauty and picturesqueness our own Springdale
Cemetery.
A.S.
Oakford
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Springdale Cemetery © 2005
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Beautiful
and Historic
Springdale
Cemetery
Founded
1854 Reborn 2003
After thirty years
of neglect,
Springdale
Cemetery
is again being properly nurtured and restored to its
former stature as the final resting place for over
seventy-eight thousand who helped build
Peoria, including many leaders who contributed greatly
to the grand history of the area.
Springdale
Historic Preservation Foundation, the organization
which deserves much of the
credit for
Springdale
's rescue and survival, was instrumental in getting
the City of
Peoria
,
County
of
Peoria
, and Peoria Park District to recognize the urgent need
to save
Springdale. The City, County, and Park District
entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement and agreed
to provide financial operating support until Springdale
is self-sustaining. The agreement also
states the City of Peoria is the owner of the Cemetery
and created the Springdale Cemetery Management
Authority, consisting of nine
members appointed by the above four entities.
Today, Springdale
a municipally-owned not-for-profit cemetery, is prepared
to fulfill its commitments of perpetual care and respect
and is determined to be the clear cemetery of choice in
this community.
             
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