Lake View Cemetery (Jamestown, New York)
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The cemetery was established in 1859 after two prior cemeteries had been established in Jamestown, New York. The cemetery is located on 37.5 acres and contains more than 43,000 burials.
The Fenton History Center hosts the annual Saints and Sinners Cemetery Tours in the cemetery.
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Notable burials
- Edith Ainge (1873–1948), American suffragist
- Lucille Ball (1911–1989), American comedian and actress
- Samuel A. Brown (1795–1863), American attorney and New York State Assemblyman (1827, 1845)
- Henri Le Fevre Brown (1845–1910), Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Samuel A. Carlson (1868–1961), 7th & 9th Mayor of Jamestown, New York
- Reuben Fenton (1819–1885), 22nd Governor of New York (1865–1868) and U.S. Senator from New York (1869–1875)
- Elial T. Foote (1796–1877), New York State Assemblyman and Chautauqua County Judge
- Charles Goodell (1926–1987), U.S. Congressman (1959–1968) and U.S. Senator from New York (1968–1971)
- Benjamin Goodrich (1841–1888), American industrialist and founder of the B.F. Goodrich Company
- Chapin Hall (1816–1879), U.S. Congressman (1859–1861)
- Abner Hazeltine (1793–1879), U.S. Congressman (1833–1837)
- Richard P. Marvin (1803–1892), U.S. Congressman (1837–1941)
- James Prendergast (1764–1846), founder of Jamestown, New York
- Edgar Pierpont Putnam (1844–1921), Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Porter Sheldon (1831–1908), U.S. Congressman (1869–1871)
- James Marvin Young (1843–1913), Civil War Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
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