Prospect Hill Cemetery (York, Pennsylvania)
{{Short description|Historic cemetery in York County, Pennsylvania}}
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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.{{cite web |title=Court of Valor |url=http://www.prospecthill.org/COV |website=Prospect Hill Cemetery |publisher=Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery Heritage Foundation |access-date=22 August 2018 |ref=COV}} 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{{cite book|url=|chapter=Livingston, Robert #7680|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons|edition=3rd|first1=Scott|last1= Wilson|first2=Gregory W. (forward)|last2=Mank|date=2016|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|isbn=978-0786479924|oclc=948561021}}
; 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{{Cite web |url=https://prospecthill.org/notable-burials/arthur-briggs-farquhar/ |title=Arthur Briggs Farquhar |website=Prospect Hill Cemetery |access-date=2021-06-30}}
- George Holtzapple (1862–1946) – Medical pioneer
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.prospecthill.org/}}
- {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
- [http://loc.gov/pictures/item/pa4019/ Seven photos at Historic American Landscapes Survey]
- {{GNIS|1184449|Prospect Hill Cemetery}}
- {{GNIS|2774867|Prospect Hill Cemetery Soldiers' Lot}}
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Category:Cemeteries in Pennsylvania