Prospect Hill, Omaha
History
After being platted in the Scriptown affair of the 1850s, the neighborhood was immediately put to use by Byron Reed for a cemetery. Soon after it was called the Prospect Hill Cemetery. The first official burial was in 1858 for Omaha pioneer Alonzo F. Salisbury, with the grounds being used before that. In 1981 a study was conducted revealing that between 1983 and 1971 more than 800 African Americans were buried at Prospect Hill including at least 10 buffalo soldiers.
The U.S. government used land in the Prospect Hill neighborhood to construct almost 700 units of public housing in the 1940s. Built next to the cemetery on the southwest corner of North 30th and Lake Streets were the Hilltop Homes, across North 30th Street were Spencer Homes, and still located across 30th are Pleasantview Homes, all government housing projects.
Today, Omaha's Salem Baptist Church is in the location where Hilltop used to stand.
See also
References
- ^ "Love thy neighborhood: Historic Prospect Hill - Omaha Neighborhoods. Retrieved 12/4/11.
- ^ "Franklin Elementary School", Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 12/4/11.
- ^ "A History of North Omaha's Prospect Hill Cemetery". North Omaha History. 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "A History of North Omaha's Prospect Hill Cemetery". North Omaha History. 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2022-05-12.