Harrisburg Cemetery
Harrisburg Cemetery | |
 Gateway to the cemetery | |
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| Location | 13th and Liberty Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | 1845 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000866[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 07, 1985 |
| Designated PHMC | September 30, 1990[2] |
Harrisburg Cemetery, sometimes referred to as Mount Kalmia Cemetery, is a prominent rural cemetery and national historic district in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, located at 13th and Liberty streets in the Allison Hill/East Harrisburg neighborhoods of the city.[3] It was officially founded in 1845, although interments took place for many years before. The cemetery is also the burial ground for American Revolutionary War soldiers.[4][5] The caretaker's cottage was built in 1850. It was designed by famed 19th Century architect, Andrew Jackson Downing, in the Gothic Revival style.[6]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Notable burials[]
- Edward E. Beidleman (1873-1929), Pennsylvania State Representative and State Senator, 12th lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
- George Grey Barnard (1863–1938), prominent American sculptor, he completed several figures for the new state capitol in 1912.
- Jacob D. Boas (1806-1887), State Senator and Mayor of Harrisburg.
- John Conrad Bucher (1792–1844), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- James Donald Cameron (1833–1918), American politician, son of Simon Cameron; served as Secretary of War and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.
- Simon Cameron (1799–1889), American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln.
- Charles C. Davis (1830–1909), United States Army Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War.
- William Findlay (1768–1846), governor of Pennsylvania; later served as director of the U.S. Mint.
- John Augustus Fritchey (1857-1916) Three-term Gilded Age mayor of Harrisburg (1887-1893 and 1899-1902).
- John White Geary (1819–1873), first mayor of San Francisco, governor of the Kansas Territory, governor of Pennsylvania, and Union general in the American Civil War.
- Jacob Samils Haldeman (1821-1889), Pennsylvania State Representative, U.S. Ambassador to Sweden from 1861 to 1864
- Richard Jacobs Haldeman (1831–1886), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- John Andre Hanna (1762–1805), United States Representative from Pennsylvania; delegate to the State convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution; appointed brigadier general during Whisky Insurrection of 1793.
- Robert Harris (Pennsylvania) (1768–1851), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Cousin to John Harris.
- John Christian Kunkel (1816–1870), Whig and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania; grandfather of John Crain Kunkel.
- George Kunkel (1893-1965), Pennsylvania State Senator
- John Crain Kunkel (1898–1970), US Congressman.
- Vance C. McCormick (1872–1946), politician and prominent businessman; appointed chair by President Woodrow Wilson of the American delegation at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
- Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833–1918), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- William Henry Miller (1829–1870), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- Jesse Miller (1800–1850), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- Ray Coleman Mueller (1912-1994), Professional baseball player
- Marlin Edgar Olmsted (1847–1913), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- John James Pearson (1800–1888), member of the U.S. House of Representatives and judge from Pennsylvania.
- David Rittenhouse Porter (1788–1867), Pennsylvania Governor.
- Luther Reily (1794–1854), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- Charles "Dutch" Schesler (1900–1953), Major League Baseball Player.
- William K. Verbeke (1820-1898), early developer of Harrisburg, philanthropist, Mayor of Harrisburg.
- John Winebrenner (1797–1860), Religious leader, founder of the first Church of God in Pennsylvania.
- George Wolf (1777–1840), Governor of Pennsylvania.
See also[]
- List of Pennsylvania cemeteries
- List of cemeteries in the United States
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "Harrisburg Cemetery". afrolumensproject. 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ "City Wide Sights, Allison Hill & Eastern Harrisburg". City of Harrisburg. 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jeb Stuart (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harrisburg Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "History & Grounds - Harrisburg Cemetery".
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harrisburg Cemetery. |
- Harrisburg Cemetery at Find A Grave
- The Political Graveyard
Coordinates: 40°16′19″N 76°52′20″W / 40.27203°N 76.87231°W
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- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
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- Cemeteries in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Historic districts in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- History of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania state historical marker significations
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Rural cemeteries