Prospect Hill Cemetery (Washington, D
Prospect Hill Cemetery may refer to: *Prospect Hill Cemetery (Millis, Massachusetts), listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts *Prospect Hill Cemetery (Omaha, Nebraska), a pioneer cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska *Prospect Hill Cemetery, location of Prospect Hill Cemetery Building, Guilderland, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Albany County, New York *Prospect Hill Cemetery (York, Pennsylvania) *Prospect Hill Cemetery (Brattleboro, Vermont) in Windham County, Vermont *Prospect Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) Prospect Hill Cemetery, also known as the German Cemetery, is a historic Germans, German-United States, American cemetery founded in 1858 and located at 2201 North Capitol Street in Washington, D.C. From 1886 to 1895, the Prospect Hill Cemetery bo ...

Prospect Hill Cemetery (Millis, Massachusetts)
Prospect Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Auburn Road in Millis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1714, it is the town's only cemetery. Covering more than , it has more than 2,800 burials. Among those buried in the cemetery are politician Christian Herter, who served as U.S. Secretary of State and Governor of Massachusetts, and two Medal of Honor recipients, Charles Church Roberts and William D. Newland. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 with the help of a short documentary film by a Millis High School Freshman Dustin Fresh. Description and history Prospect Hill Cemetery is located on the west side of the village center of Mills, bounded on the east by Auburn Road, and access via Ridge Road at its northeast corner. It is over in size, with wooded terrain that is sometimes steeply sloping. The outer boundaries retain a wooded character, while some slopes on the interior have been terraced to increase burial space. It is divided i ...
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Prospect Hill Cemetery (Omaha, Nebraska)
The Prospect Hill Cemetery, located at 3202 Parker Street in the Prospect Hill neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska, United States, is believed to be the oldest pioneer cemetery in Omaha. It is between 31st and 33rd Streets and Parker and Grant Streets. History While laying out "Shinn's Addition" northwest of Omaha in 1856, Moses F. Shinn set aside for a cemetery on land where Native Americans and Mormons had reportedly been buried earlier. The location was reportedly one mile from the Mormon Trail. That year he sold the land to Byron Reed, an early Omaha real estate broker. Jesse Lowe, the first mayor of Omaha, set aside those of land for burial purposes in 1858. The new cemetery included a variety of lands, including the city original cemeteries called Cedar Hills and Omaha City Cemeteries. Parts of those cemeteries are still in Prospect Hill boundaries. The cemetery's first official burial was in June 1858. Alonzo F. Salisbury, Omaha pioneer and member of the Nebraska T ...
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Prospect Hill Cemetery Building
Prospect Hill Cemetery Building is a historic burial vault located in Prospect Hill Cemetery at Guilderland in Albany County, New York. It was built in 1863 and is a small one story cobblestone building. It has a slate covered gable roof. It is built of coursed cobblestones with smooth ashlar quoins and a stone lintel above the door. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References External links * {{National Register of Historic Places in New York Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Buildings and structures completed in 1863 Cobblestone architecture Cemeteries in Albany County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Albany County, New York< ...
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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 * Danie ...
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Prospect Hill Cemetery (Brattleboro, Vermont)
Prospect Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Brattleboro, Vermont. Founded in 1796, it was originally known as the Village Burying Ground, and then Old Village Burying Ground. Additional parcels land was acquired over time, up to 1869. The cemetery includes a number of notable figures from the history of the town. Included in the graves at the site, are those of 19 union soldiers who died at the military hospital in the town during the Civil War. Notable burials * James Elliot (1775–1839), member of the United States House of Representatives * James Fisk (1835–1872), financier and businessman * Broughton Harris (1822–1899), public official and businessman * Kittredge Haskins (1836–1916), member of the United States House of Representatives * Frederick Holbrook (1813–1909), governor of Vermont * George W. Hooker (1838–1902), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor * Jonathan Hunt (1787–1832), member of the United States House of Representatives * William Morr ...
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