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Pontiac was first settled in 1818 and 1819 by the
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The cemetery office, a single story, front-gable structure of rock-face fieldstone, is located on the south side of
University. Nearby is the Buckland Memorial Chapel, dating from 1898. The chapel is a sandstone structure built in an old English style. A number of mausoleums also dot the grounds.
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66:Coordinates
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246:References
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743:Washtenaw
738:Van Buren
723:St. Clair
698:Roscommon
670:Ontonagon
629:Missaukee
619:Menominee
604:Marquette
541:Kalamazoo
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458:Dickinson
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190:Civil War
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639:Montcalm
599:Manistee
589:Mackinac
569:Leelanau
554:Keweenaw
545:Kalkaska
531:Isabella
501:Houghton
448:Crawford
433:Chippewa
162:cemetery
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221:Gallery
176:History
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683:Otsego
678:Oscoda
666:Ogemaw
662:Oceana
634:Monroe
594:Macomb
564:Lapeer
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388:Barry
358:Alger
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