El Campo Santo - Industry

The Homestead Museum family cemetery, aka El Campo Santo. Created by the Workman-Temple family in City of Industry

The Workman Family Cemetery "El Campo Santo" ("The Sacred Ground") was established in 1859 by the Workman family. In 1860, a brick chapel named "St. Nicholas Chapel" was built. It was destroyed by fired 40 years later. When the Temple family bought the property in 1917, their first priority was renovating the cemetery. The mausoleum was completed in 1921

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The Workman Family Cemetery "El Campo Santo" ("The Sacred Ground") was established in 1859 by the Workman family. In 1860, a brick chapel named "St. Nicholas Chapel" was built. It was destroyed by fired 40 years later. When the Temple family bought the property in 1917, their first priority was renovating the cemetery. The mausoleum was completed in 1921

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