Prospect Hill Cemetery (York, Pennsylvania)
Prospect Hill Cemetery in York, Pennsylvania is a historic cemetery that was documented by the Historic American Landscapes Survey.
Founded in 1849, is the final resting place for soldiers from every American war. Two Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War are buried on the premises.
Notable burials
- Founding Father
- Philip Livingston (1716–1778) – signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Military figures
- J. Henry Denig (1838–1876) – Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- William B. Franklin (1823–1903) – Union Army General
- Charles H. Ilgenfritz (1837–1920 Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Politicians
- Jeremiah S. Black (1810–1883) – Presidential Cabinet Secretary
- Edward S. Brooks (1867–1957) – US Congressman
- Samuel Feiser Glatfelter (1858–1927) – US Congressman
- Adam John Glossbrenner (1810–1889) – US Congressman
- Adam King (1783–1835) – US Congressman
- William Henry Kurtz (1804–1868) – US Congressman
- Daniel F. Lafean (1861–1922) – US Congressman
- Henry Nes (1799–1850) – Medical doctor and US Congressman
- Jacob Spangler (1767–1843) – US Congressman
- James Alonzo Stahle (1830–1912) – US Congressman
- S. Walter Stauffer (1888–1975) – US Congressman
- Edward Danner Ziegler (1844–1931) – US Congressman
- Others
- Arthur Briggs Farquhar (1838–1925) – Businessman
- George Holtzapple (1862–1946) – Medical pioneer
References
- ^ "Court of Valor". Prospect Hill Cemetery. Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "Livingston, Robert #7680". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
- ^ "Arthur Briggs Farquhar". Prospect Hill Cemetery. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
