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in his design for the city in 1837. Originally, Light reserved 2,300 acres (930 ha) for a park, and a further 32 acres (13 ha) for a public cemetery.
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cemetery was established on land adjacent the main public cemetery, and in 1849 a third of the public cemetery was given over to the
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burial area began the distinctive denominational division of the cemetery. In 1845 a
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220:History
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