Little Lake Cemetery

Little Lake Cemetery
Little Lake Cemetery
Details
Established	1850
Location	915 Haggart Street; Peterborough, Ontario; K9J 2Y1
Coordinates	44°17′34.487″N 78°18′39.052″W / 44.29291306°N 78.31084778°W
Type	Non-profit, non-denominational
Style	Rural
Owned by	Little Lake Cemetery Company
Size	32.8 acres (13.3 ha)
Website	www.highlandparkfuneralcentre.com
Find a Grave	Little Lake Cemetery

Little Lake Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1850 and is located on the southern shore of Little Lake.

History

Founded in 1850 as a private trust cemetery with a public mandate, Little Lake Cemetery was the first community non-profit cemetery in Canada West. Prior to its establishment, the people of Peterborough buried their dead in the middle of town where Peterborough Collegiate now stands. This downtown cemetery was closed in 1854.^[1] The cemetery was surveyed by F. F. Passmore, with the assistance of Sandford Fleming.^[2]

The chapel was constructed in the Carpenter Gothic style in 1877 by Alfred Belcher, brother of John E. Belcher. Some argued the construction of a chapel went against the non-denominational character of the cemetery, but it is largely a decorative landmark and a convenience during inclement weather.^[2]

Notable interments

John E. Belcher (1834–1915), architect and engineer
John Bertram (1837–1904), Member of Parliament for Peterborough West (1872–1878)
Frank Buckland (1902–1991), ice hockey administrator
Isabella Valancy Crawford (1846–1887), writer and poet
Iva Campbell Fallis (1883–1956), second female Canadian senator
H. E. T. Haultain (1869–1961), engineer and inventor
Henry Rowe Hocking Kenner (1867–1944), educator
Colleen Peterson (1950–1996), country and folk singer
Richard Birdsall Rogers (1857–1927), engineer known for the Peterborough Lift Lock

References

^ Hermann, Helmuth; Jamieson, Susan. "Nineteenth Century Burials from Peterborough, Ontario" (PDF). Ontario Archaeology. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "A Self Guided Tour of Historic Little Lake Cemetery since 1850" (PDF). Little Lake Cemetery. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[1] Hermann, Helmuth; Jamieson, Susan. "Nineteenth Century Burials from Peterborough, Ontario" (PDF). Ontario Archaeology. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[brochure-2] "A Self Guided Tour of Historic Little Lake Cemetery since 1850" (PDF). Little Lake Cemetery. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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