Forest Lawn

Pratt Family Plot 

There are few cemeteries as welcoming or as historically important as Forest Lawn. Montparnasse in Paris comes to mind in terms of individuals synonymous with their city that are buried there. Where Paris has Sartre and de Beauvoir, Buffalo has Millard Fillmore, Rick James, Frederick Cook, Kathleen Howard, Shirley Chisholm and The great Chief of the Senecas, Red Jacket, to name a few. Pick a street name in Buffalo and the person behind that name will be at rest in Forest Lawn. Countless leaders, inventors, industrialists who shaped not only Buffalo, but the nation itself, call this their final resting place. That history is what the cemetery keeps vibrant and therein lies its welcoming nature that invites us to explore that legacy.

Through its Sunday tours in the summer, lectures and concerts in the winter, they bring those residents and their contributions to life, truly becoming a place of remembrance and reflection. This history blends with the physical beauty of the 167 year old grounds. There is a hauntingly peaceful respite, attainable through its open, inviting gates that bids you pay respect to the past and find inspiration for the future.

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