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Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery

Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery

Host Dan Jones looks at the history of one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in Milwaukee, WI. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in the year 2000, the 200-acre Forest Home Cemetery is a final resting place to more than 100,000 former Milwaukee-area residents--including some nationally known names like Pabst, Blatz, Schlitz, and war hero Billy Mitchell.

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Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery

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Special | 53m 59s | Host Dan Jones takes a look at the history of one of the oldest cemeteries in Milwaukee. (53m 59s)

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