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Forest Lawn Cemetery resides in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia. The earliest interment is from 1796. This burying ground is still active.
"Established in 1906, Forest Lawn is the largest and most modern of Norfolk's eight municipal cemeteries. The City of Norfolk purchased a tract of property from George S. Bunting to create the cemetery. The land's original owners for generations, the Langley Family Burial Ground was included in this purchase and remains as a historical point of interest today with interments dating to the 1700s.
Originally known as Evergreen Cemetery, the name was changed in April 1908 to give it a more modern name indicative of a place "in which Norfolk citizens will be proud to rest."
With more than 165 acres of land, Forest Lawn Cemetery is a natural arboretum that includes 70+ species of trees such as crape myrtles, black walnut trees, dogwoods, live oaks, Chinese fringe trees, and a variety of hollies and maples.
There are several historical lots at Forest Lawn at which commemorative ceremonies are held on Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day including the Seaman's Friend Society Lot, the U.S. Army's 111th Field Artillery Battalion and 29th Infantry Division Memorial. The Seaman's Friend Society Lot is the final resting place for hundreds of foreign sailors who passed away at sea or upon arrival to our shores. The Seaman's Friend Society purchased the lot and paid for interment expenses to ensure a final place of honor. The U.S. Army's 111th Field Artillery Battalion and 29th Infantry Division Memorial honors soldiers who gave their lives during World War II in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, and Central Europe from 1944-1945."