📜 Historic cemetery established in 1895 in Suitland, Maryland, previously known as Forest Lake Cemetery.
🔍 Features unique concrete faux bois art by Mexican artist Dionicio Rodriguez and a mass grave from the 1906 Terra Cotta Railroad wreck.

Why Go

🌳 Explore intriguing structures, giant mausoleums, and hilltop tombstones dating back to 1871.
🎨 Admire faux wood art by Dionicio Rodriguez, including bridges, benches, and a hollow tree trunk.
🕊️ Discover abandoned buildings, lots of geese, and unique tombstones.
📜 Visit the mass grave for victims of the 1906 Terra Cotta Railroad wreck.

Tips

💡 Stop in the chapels scattered throughout the cemetery.
📞 Contact the cemetery for plot location before making a photo request.

Cost

💰 $45 charge for cemetery records/certificates, no charge for plot lookups.

Hours

🕒 Open daily till 5pm.

Getting There

🚶 Easy access with two entrances off Pennsylvania Avenue.