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Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery

Memorials : 1832
Location : Lakewood, Pierce County, USA
Phone : 253-761-7533
Coordinate : 47.1734010, -122.5589840
Description : Originally the site was a US Army post called Ft Steilacoom. Later, the Army decommissioned the post and Washington State repurposed the facility as a mental hospital. The Western State Hospital Cemetery is a separate cemetery from the original post cemetery, Fort Steilacoom Cemetery. In 1871 an insane asylum opened there with the barracks serving as patient and staff housing. Fort Steilacoom is now the mental hospital called Western State Hospital. Hospital residents grew crops and orchards in the area and planted many of the Poplar trees that currently line the lake shore. More than 3,000 hospital residents... Read More

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery?

    Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery is located at Dresden Ln SW Lakewood, Pierce County ,Washington , 98498USA.

  • Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    1831 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery?

    Latitude: 47.1734010
    Longitude: -122.5589840

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18. Fox Island Cemetery
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22. McNeil Island Prison Graveyard
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23. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
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24. Christ Episcopal Church Columbarium
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