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Santa Barbara Cemetery Walking Tour

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    Sat, October 19, 2024 (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

Santa Barbara Cemetery
901 Channel Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
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Cost: $20-30

No other cemetery can match the location, or the natural beauty of the Santa Barbara Cemetery--truly the last best place.


Join David Petry, historian and author of "The Best Last Place: A History of the Santa Barbara Cemetery", for a guided tour of the historic resting place that has evolved dramatically since its origins.


The Santa Barbara Cemetery started out as a small town cemetery of just five acres on the edge of town. Lot-owners did what they pleased with their lots. Then two men, Lafayette Young and Captain Charles P. Low, were elected to the cemetery board, and history changed course.


The Santa Barbara Cemetery is one of the few historic cemeteries that has successfully changed over time by repeatedly transforming grounds, policies, and staff. Today, the Santa Barbara Cemetery is a gem among cemeteries, chosen as a final resting place by many individuals who have never lived in Santa Barbara. No other cemetery can match the location, or the natural beauty of the Santa Barbara Cemetery--truly the last best place. By David Petry. 2006 Olympus Press.



Tickets can be purchased here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/santa-barbara-cemetery-walking-tour-tickets-1022145864797?aff=oddtdtcreator

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