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Ferdinand Haase (cemetery founder)
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| Ferdinand Haase originally owned all of the land which eventually became Forest Home and Waldheim cemeteries. By mining it for gravel, which he sold to a railroad company, he was able to have a railroad spur built to his land - and advertised it as a park. The park became cemeteries after burials within the city of Chicago were outlawed; with the easy access to the railroad this was an ideal location. |  |