Behind every gravestone is a story, and Cranbrook’s Old General Cemetery is no exception.
This historic locale, located on Borden Rd. West across from the much newer Westlawn Cemetery, is the oldest continuously standing graveyard in Cranbrook. It was surveyed by H. P Cummings and opened in 1899, growing from five to nearly seven acres within its first year of operation.
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