Crown Hill Cemetery is the largest refuge for animals in the city, including an estimated 300+ white-tailed deer. It is the third largest non-governmental cemetery in the US.
Previously a private farm outside the city limits, Crown Hill Cemetery is a popular picnic location and today is well known for the stunning view of downtown Indianapolis from "The Crown."
Dr. Richard J. Gatling, 1818-1903, Section 3, Lot 9
Inventor of the Gatling Gun.
John Dillinger, 1903-1934, Section 44, Lot 94
Notorious bank robber during the depression era, his escapades somehow caught the general public's imagination.
Col. Eli Lilly, 1844-1898. Section 13, Lot 19
Founder of Eli Lilly & Company
Oliver P. Morton, 1823-1877, Section 9, Lot 37
Indiana's powerful Civil War governor
James Whitcomb Riley, 1849-1916, Section 61, Lot 1
Famous Hoosier Poet
Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1901, Section 13, Lot 57
U.S. Senator, 23rd U.S. President 1889-1893
Alexander Ralston, 1771-1827, Section 3, Lot 30
Surveyor who platted Indianapolis in 1821
