On August 28, 2026, a headstone was placed at the grave of Baby Maytie, the first person interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, ending a 120‑year period during which the burial site remained without a marker. The ceremony took place at the historic cemetery in Inglewood, California, and marked the first installation of a grave marker for the site’s original interment.
Inglewood Park Cemetery opened its grounds in 1905. That same year, Baby Maytie became the cemetery’s inaugural burial. For more than a century, the infant’s resting place was left unmarked, a detail noted by cemetery officials as an oversight that persisted despite the passage of time. The recent placement of a headstone serves to acknowledge the cemetery’s earliest resident and to complete the visual record of its founding.
The new marker was installed by cemetery staff as part of a scheduled maintenance effort. No additional individuals or organizations were identified as participants in the event. The headstone now provides a permanent identifier for the grave, allowing visitors and descendants to recognize the location of the first interment.
The addition of the marker reflects a broader effort to preserve the historical integrity of older burial grounds. By addressing the absence of a headstone for Baby Maytie, Inglewood Park Cemetery has aligned its present appearance with its origins, ensuring that the site’s earliest history is visibly represented. The cemetery continues to serve the community while honoring its past, with the new headstone symbolizing a tangible link to the year of its establishment.
The headstone ceremony concludes a chapter that began with the cemetery’s opening in 1905 and the burial of Baby Maytie, now formally marked after 120 years of silence.