In response to the Catholic Church, the Bohemians decided to build their own cemetery on 40 acres in Jefferson Township, which was then a few miles north of Chicago. On January 17, 1877, an assembly of Bohemian leaders decided it was time for their own cemetery, the Bohemian National Cemetery.
Freethinking leaders involved in the cemetery's creation are honored Ladimir Klacel Circle, named after the Bohemian philosopher. He's not buried there, but there is a bust of him which was the first public statue placed in the cemetery.
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AROUND THE CEMETERY
** COLUMBARIUM AND CREMATORIUM
This two story limestone building looks like a basilica with its domed ceiling and bell tower provides spaces for storage of cremation urns and cremation of remains. The main level's ceremony hall has a more-than-23-foot-tall ceiling, intricate ornamental decoration and stained-glass windows and has hosted funerals, speaking engagements, concerts and meetings since its completion in 1913.
More than 700 spaces or niches for the ashes of the deceased are also housed here.
And, There Is A Lot More.
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