G. A. R. monument and circle, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Florence, Neb.
Description
Color postcard (13 1/2 x 8 1/2 cm) with a view of a Grand Army of the Republic Civil War monument and grave stones in Forest Lawn Cemetery. G. A. R. Monument & Circle, Forest Lawn Cemetery, 7909 Mormon Bridge Road, Florence, Nebraska
Land for Forest Lawn Cemetery was donated by John H. Brackin, an Omaha pioneer, in 1884. In 1885 a section was set aside for the use of the Grand Army of the Republic and in 1890 the first burial took place. In 1892 four cannons were installed and, on September 21, 1905, the soldier monument, commemorating the Grand Army of the Republic, Soldiers and Sailors, 1861-1865, from the Civil War, was dedicated. Re-dedication took place on June 15, 1991. Source: Morton, J. Sterling, History of Nebraska, Lincoln, Jacob North & Company, c1907, p. 595. and Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery clipping file, Omaha Public Library.
