Eastside Historic Cemetery District

Mount Elliott Cemetery is the oldest extant cemetery in the city of Detroit, and contains . In time, these Irish Catholics departed from the French-speaking Ste. Anne's and established their own parish. By 1840, they decided they wanted their own cemetery. In 1841, the parish purchased of farmland from the Leib farm for $400. A stone gateway into the cemetery was completed the same year. • Francis Palms (1809–1886), Lumber baron, Rail baron and Real estate tycoon, in family mausoleum ==Elmwood Cemetery==

Elmwood Cemetery, established in 1846, is in size and contains over 51,000 graves. It is located on Lafayette Street, just east of Mt. Elliott Avenue. It is the oldest continuously operating, non-denominational cemetery in Michigan. The first were purchased from the George Hunt farm using money from subscriptions in 1850. The cemetery is also famous for its multiple monuments, creating a city in miniature. Gravesites Twenty-nine Detroit mayors, at least six governors, eleven senators, and a dozen cabinet members are buried on the grounds. • Lewis Cass (1782–1866) Territorial governor, Senator, and Secretary of State • Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879) Detroit mayor, Michigan senator, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior • Douglass Houghton (1809–1845) Detroit mayor and explorer • Bernhard Stroh (1822–1882) Founder of the Stroh Brewery • Martha Jean Steinberg (1930–2000) Radio personality • Coleman Young (1918–1997) Detroit's first African-American mayor • Jacob Merritt Howard (1805–1871) U.S. Senator and writer of the 13th amendment • Margaret Mather (1859–1898) Canadian actress • Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice • Edwin C. Denby (1879–1929) Secretary of the Navy • Zina Pitcher (1797–1872) Detroit mayor ==Lafayette Street Cemetery==

The Lafayette Street Cemetery, established by the Temple Beth El in 1850, is Michigan's oldest Jewish cemetery. It was originally named Champlain Street Cemetery of Temple Beth El because Lafayette was formerly known as Champlain Street. History The first burial was in 1851, and in 1854 Samuel Marcus, the first rabbi of Beth El, was buried in the cemetery. the cemetery was in active use until the 1950s and is now part of the Elmwood Cemetery grounds. == See also ==