Wyuka Cemetery — Lincoln

Wyuka Cemetery at 3600 O Street is Lincoln's largest cemetery, established in 1869 by an act of the Nebraska Legislature to serve the new state capital. A prime example of the rural cemetery style, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Since 1890 B'nai Jeshurun Congregation has used a section of the grounds, and the Nebraska Holocaust Memorial was established there in 2007. Its iron fence originally surrounded the University of Nebraska's City Campus. Notable burials include Governor Charles W. Bryan, folklorist Louise Pound, U.S. Senator Hazel Abel, Governor and Senator J. James Exon, singer and actor Gordon MacRae and newscaster Don Hollenbeck. Its Grand Army of the Republic Circle hosts Memorial Day ceremonies.