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Famous Graves
The graves of some of Seattle's pioneers occupy scenic Lake View
Cemetery on Capitol Hill, just a few minutes east of downtown. Pioneers
interred here include Princess Angeline, daughter of the city's namesake,
Chief Sealth, and family names attached to now-familiar Seattle streets,
such as Denny, Mercer, Yesler, Horton and Maynard. Martial-arts film star Bruce
Lee is buried here as well as his son, Brandon Lee. The
cemetery, 1554 15th Ave. E., is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.
Rock guitarist extraordinaire Jimi Hendrix was put to rest in
1970 at Renton's Greenwood Cemetery, 350 Monroe Ave. N.E. Last November,
the Seattle rock legend's remains were moved to a lavish new memorial in
the southwestern corner of the cemetery. The memorial features a nearly
30-foot-high granite dome supported by three pearl-gray columns trimmed in
"rainbow" marble. The cemetery is not gated, and is open dawn to
dusk. Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and by appointment
Sunday.
You have to go a bit farther to see the grave of Chief Sealth,
aka Chief Seattle. The chief of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes is
buried on the Kitsap Peninsula in Suquamish. The nearby Suquamish
Museum gives a good overview of the tribe. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily,
May-September. Admission: $4, $3 ages 55+, $2 ages 12 and under.
Information: 360-394-5275.
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