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Union Cemetery took its name from the Civil War controversy that erupted three years after its beginnings in 1859. In California, pro- and anti-slavery feelings ran high, and the cemetery's founders strongly opposed the secessionist sentiment that threatened the nation's unity. A controversy over the cemetery's ownership led the state to enact its first cemetery legislation, though its provisions did not affect Union Cemetery. The law of 1859 allowed for the incorporation of rural burial grounds. The state of California owned Union Cemetery from 1859 until 1962, when it was deeded to Redwood City.
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