[4] Shortly after Calgary was incorporated in 1884, the town council determined that a Protestant cemetery was needed to complement the existing Roman Catholic graveyard.
[5] It was designed in the style of typical Victorian garden cemeteries which sought to create a welcoming park-like area for residents to visit.
[6] William Reader, the city's first Parks Superintendent, had his residence built at the north end of the cemetery.
[2] The field of honour also includes several of the city's Boer War veterans and is the location of a Cross of Sacrifice, 25 of which are in Canada.
[6] At the south end of the cemetery is a potter's field where an estimated 1,000 poor and homeless residents were buried, as well as several executed criminals.