Wyuka Cemetery

Wyuka Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Wyuka Cemetery
Graves along brick-paved road in southeastern portion of Wyuka Cemetery
Location3600 O St., Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Coordinates40°49′1″N 96°39′54″W
Area124 acres (50 ha)
Built1869
ArchitectHawkins, J.H.W.; Lamoreaux, L.A.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.82003198[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1982

In 1890, Lincoln's Bnai Jeshurun Congregation, a Reform congregation, began using a section of Wyuka.[2]

Notable interments

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