Mount Calvary Cemetery (Dubuque)
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Mount Calvary Cemetery is one of the two main cemeteries for Catholics in the Dubuque, Iowa area. The cemetery is located at 1111 Davis St, Dubuque, Iowa. It is in the northern part of the city.
History
Originally, the cemetery was known as St. Mary's Cemetery, due to the fact that it mainly served the parishoners of St. Mary's Church. After the population explosion of the late 19th century, St. Mary's was divided into several other parishes to handle the increased population. The cemetery then became the primary burial location for all the German Catholics in Dubuque. In 1902 the cemetery changed its name to Mount Calvary Cemetery.
In the 1960's, the Regina Caeli chapel and the Resurrection Garden mausoleum were built near the cemetery entrance. The old chapel, which is situated near the center of the cemetery, was eventually converted into a space to hold columbarium niches.