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Woodland was founded in 1841 by John Whitten Van Cleve (July, 1801 — 6 September , 1858 ), the first male child born in Dayton. The cemetery began with 40 acres southeast of Dayton and has been enlarged to it present size of 200 acres. Over 3,000 trees and 165 specimens of native Midwestern trees and woody plants grace the rolling hills. Many of the trees are more than a century old and 9 have been designated "Ohio Champions." The highest point in Dayton is within the cemetery, and during the 1913 flood, it became a place of refuge. The Romanesque gateway, chapel and office, completed in 1889 , are on the National Register Of Historic Places . The buildings were constructed of the stone from the original cemetery wall. The chapel has one of the finest original Tiffany windows in the country. A Mausoleum , with a rock and bronze exterior, features twenty-two varieties of imported marble and twelve large stained glass windows inspired by famous literary works. It was added in 1970 . The monuments, ranging from rugged boulders to Greek statues and temples, memorialize the lives of people who helped shape the nation and the city. Woodland is the final resting place for more than 100,000 people, including:
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