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Lone Tree Cemetery is a , active, nonprofit cemetery, mausoleum and columbarium complex in unincorporated Fairview, California, adjacent to the city of Hayward. The site was first established in 1868. The cemetery has hosted, since 1903, the oldest continuous Memorial Day celebration in southern Alameda County.〔() "Cooper denied Memorial Day address", ''Hayward Daily Review'', May 27, 2006〕 It contains a memorial to 73 soldiers from Hayward, Castro Valley and San Lorenzo who died in the Vietnam War,〔() "Fairview cemetery seeking families of Vietnam casualties", ''Oroville Mercury Register'' 08/26/07〕 and a memorial to Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies and police officers from cities in the county. ==Notable burials== * Medal of Honor recipients * * Robert McDonald (1822–1901), for action in the American Indian Wars with the 5th Infantry Regiment * Others * * Charlie Becker (1887–1968), actor who played the "Mayor of Munchkinland" in ''The Wizard of Oz'' * * William Dutton Hayward, namesake of the city of Hayward * * Bob Sweikert (1926–1956), racing driver, 1955 Indianapolis 500 champion * * Pete Knight (1903–1937), 1930s rodeo champion (reinterred in 1960 at Greenwood Cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas) File:George oakes lone tree cemetery fairview.jpg|Grave of George Oakes, first newspaper publisher in Hayward File:Memorial alameda county police lone tree cemetery fairview.jpg|Alameda County police officer memorial File:William dutton hayward lone tree cemetery fairview.jpg|Grave of William Dutton Hayward 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lone Tree Cemetery, Fairview, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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