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Journal cover: Henry Wells and William G. Fargo
The Journal of San Diego History
Fall 1982, Volume 28, Number 4
Contents of This Issue

San Diego Cemeteries: A Brief Guide

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El Campo Santo cemetery  
El Campo Santo cemetery
in Old Town, 1888.


grave marker for Silas P. St. John  
Mt. Hope grave marker for Silas P. St. John by San Diego sculptor Donal Hord.


Mt. Hope Cemetery  
A horse-drawn hearse with Mt. Hope Cemetery in the background.


A model for the Alpha Port Memorial Fountain  
A model for the Alpha Port Memorial Fountain, Mt. Hope Cemetery, designed by Irving Gill.


Mission Hills Calvary cemetery  
Mission Hills Calvary, c. 1892-98


The dedication of the Bennington Monument  
The dedication of the Bennington Monument, January 7, 1908, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.


Cemetery south of Mission San Luis Rey  
Cemetery, on a hill,
south of Mission San Luis Rey.


entrance to the cemetery at Mission San Luis Rey  
The entrance to the cemetery at Mission San Luis Rey displays a skull and cross bones over the gateway.


Monument at Oak Hill Cemetery  
Monument at Oak Hill Cemetery in Escondido, carved by William Beven before his death.


 
Grave markers, Santa Ysabel Mission Cemetery


Tanzer Memorial in Greenwood Memorial Park  
Tanzer Memorial
in Greenwood Memorial Park.


Gravesite of the U.S. Grant Jr. family  
The "Angel of Death" at the gravesite (also in Greenwood) of the U.S. Grant Jr. family.


THE PHOTOGRAPHS on pages 270, 273 (bottom), 274, 276 and 277 are from the San Diego Historical Society's Title Insurance and Trust Collection. All others are courtesy of the author.


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