This is a series (more to come soon) about different historical people or places in town. As this is a cemetery please be respectful! Go to the back of the cemetery, then take a little walk!
You are in Calvary Cementary, one of three Catholic cemtaries in Wichita Kansas. The following is an excerpt from "The Maple Grove Cemetary" history.
Calvary Cemetery, Wichita’s oldest Catholic Cemetery, is also perhaps the city’s most visible cemetery, with its site along Highway 54/Kellogg and Vassar Street. The view west toward town, unobstructed even today, is spectacular. Calvary Cemetery was consecrated in 1882, five years prior to the establishment of the diocese, and is the final resting place for an estimated 10,000 Catholic faithful. According to cemetery records, the first official interment was made in 1876. Popular legend has it that pioneer graves from the year 1859 also exist at the site, though no records exist as proof. Today, with only 100 spaces available and an average of 25 interments annually, it is anticipated that Calvary Cemetery will fall from active use withing the next quarter century.
You can read about many old cemetaries in the area here; http://maplegrovecemetery.org/sagacity.html