The entrance to the Necropolis |
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1850 |
| Country | Canada |
| Location | Toronto |
| Type | Public |
| Number of graves | 50,000 |
Necropolis Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Toronto, located on the west side of the Don Valley near Riverdale Farm. Opened in 1850 to replace "Strangers' Burying Ground" (or Potter's Field), the cemetery is the resting place for many dead Torontonians including:
The cemetery has over 50,000 bodies and a crematorium was built in 1933.
It is used to bury bodies used for research at the University of Toronto and is now part of the Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries.