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Bothell Pioneer Cemetery

Historic cemetery in King County, Washington, US

United States historic place


Bothell Pioneer Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

View of part of the cemetery in 2009
47°45′32″N 122°11′39″W / 47.75889°N 122.19417°W / 47.75889; -122.19417
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1889 (1889)
MPS	Bothell MPS^[1] (64500695)
NRHP reference No.	96000050
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1996^[2]

Bothell Pioneer Cemetery is a cemetery located in Bothell, Washington.

Description and history

The cemetery lies on both the northeast and southeast corners of the junction of 180th Avenue NE and NE 180th Street. The initial .5 acres (0.20 ha) of land for the cemetery was provided by George Rutter Wilson for the burial of his children. He transferred ownership to the local Odd Fellows lodge in 1902. The city took over the cemetery in 1990.^[3]^[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1996.^[3]^[5]

References

^ "National Register Information System – Bothell MPS (#64500695)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "National Register Information System – Bothell Pioneer Cemetery (#96000050)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Grace, Barbara J.; Sullivan, Marilyn B. (February 2, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bothell Pioneer Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved February 2, 2020 with 17 photos from 1995.
^ Kearsley, Kelly (October 28, 2004). "Graveyard offers life stories - Exploring the Eastside – Bothell Pioneer Cemetery". The Seattle Times. p. B3.
^ Garwood, Robert D.; Knapp, Michael T.; Garfield, L. (August 27, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Bothell". National Park Service. Retrieved February 10, 2020.