Hillcrest Cemetery
Hillcrest Cemetery | |
Location | Center Street, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 34°45′46″N 89°26′47″W / 34.76278°N 89.44639°WCoordinates: 34°45′46″N 89°26′47″W / 34.76278°N 89.44639°W |
Area | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
Built | 1837 |
MPS | Holly Springs MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 82003108[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 28, 1982 |
Hillcrest Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Established in 1837, it is known as the "Little Arlington of the South." It contains the burials of five Confederate generals.
Location[]
The cemetery is located on Center Street in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi.[2][3]
History[]
The cemetery was established in 1837, when William S. Randolph, an early settler of Holly Springs, donated the land.[4] The railings were designed by the Jones, McElwain and Company Iron Foundry prior to the Civil War.[4]
It is known as the "Little Arlington of the South" in allusion to the Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.[3] Notable burials include five generals of the Confederate States Army:[4] Samuel Benton, Winfield S. Featherston, Daniel Govan, Edward Walthall,[5] and Absolom M. West.[6] Other notable burials include Wall Doxey, Benjamin D. Nabers, Hiram Rhodes Revels, and James F. Trotter.[5] Also buried there are painter Kate Freeman Clark,[7] the wife and son of Alamo defender Micajah Autry,[8] and architect Spires Boling.[9]
The cemetery was vandalized in 1980.[4]
Heritage significance[]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 28, 1982.[2]
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Hillcrest Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ a b Kempe, Helen Kerr (1977). The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Columbus and the North. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company. pp. 87–88.
- ^ a b c d Guren, Pamela C. "Hillcrest Cemetery: Holly Springs, Marshall County, MS: HISTORIC RESOURCES OF HOLLY SPRINGS" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ a b "Browse by Cemetery: Hill Crest Cemetery". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Absolom Madden West". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Biography". katefreemanclark.org. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ List of Autry memorials in Hillcrest, on Find a Grave. Retrieved 08 December 2015.
- ^ "Spires Boling gets monument". 18 April 2018.
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