Elmwood Cemetery Gates

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Elmwood Cemetery Gates
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The historic gates to the Elmwood Cemetery in Sycamore, Illinois.
Location:	Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates:	41°59′2″N 88°41′39″W / 41.98389, -88.69417Coordinates: 41°59′2″N 88°41′39″W / 41.98389, -88.69417
Built/Founded:	1865
Added to NRHP:	November 28, 1978[1]
NRHP Reference#:	78003102
Governing body:	Elmwood Cemetery

The Elmwood Cemetery Gates, at the Elmwood Cemetery in Sycamore, Illinois, have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 28, 1978^[1] The gates mark the entrance to Elmwood Cemetery and were erected, according to the date emblazoned on an archway over the gates, in 1865. A number of prominent past citizens of both Sycamore and nearby DeKalb are buried in the cemetery.

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