Angel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Havre de Grace (), abbreviated HdG, is a city in Harford County, Maryland, Harford County, Maryland. It is situated at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of Chesapeake Bay. It is named after the port city of Le Havre, France, which ...
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History
Angel Hill Cemetery was incorporated on May 4, 1886. Later in 1886, an iron fence was built surrounding the cemetery.
On July 4, 1900, a ten-foot granite monument was dedicated to the "honorably discharged Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War 1861–1865". It was donated by the Admiral John Rodgers Post, No. 28, Department of Maryland Grand Army of the Republic.
In 2014, portions of the third season of the television series
House of Cards
A house of cards (also known as a card tower or card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other, often in the shape of a pyramid. "House of cards" is also an Expression (language), expression that dates back to ...
were filmed in and around Angel Hill Cemetery.
Notable interments
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C. B. Burns (1879–1968), American baseball player
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Frederick Lee Cobourn (1885–1962), American politician and judge
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John Donahoo
John Donahoo (sometimes spelled Donahoe) (1786–1858) was a lighthouse builder active in Maryland for much of the first half of the nineteenth century.
Little is known of Donahoo's life, but he appears to have been an active citizen in Havre de ...
(1786–1858), lighthouse builder and town commissioner
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James W. Foster
James William Foster (died November 17, 1932) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County from 1900 to 1901.
Early life
James William Foster was born in Havre d ...
(died 1932), American politician
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Harry C. Lawder (1844–1921), American politician and merchant
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Robert R. Lawder (died 1967), state politician and mayor of Havre de Grace
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John O'Neill, lighthouse keeper and defender of Havre de Grace in War of 1812
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G. Arnold Pfaffenbach (1904–1982), Maryland state delegate and lawyer
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Robert Seneca
Robert J. Seneca (1846/1847 – March 31, 1931) was an American politician and merchant from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County from 1896 to 1900.
Early life
Robert J. Seneca was born ...
(died 1931), state delegate and mayor of Havre de Grace
* Stone family, victims of murderer
Hattie Stone
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Millard Tydings
Millard Evelyn Tydings (April 6, 1890February 9, 1961) was an American attorney, author, soldier, state legislator, and served as a Democratic Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Maryland, serving in the House from 192 ...
(1890–1961), U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative
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Murray Vandiver
Murray Vandiver (September 14, 1845 – May 23, 1916) was Treasurer of Maryland from 1900 to 1916. He also served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates and mayor of Havre de Grace, Maryland.
Early life
Murray Vandiver was born on Septem ...
(1845–1916), Maryland state delegate, Treasurer of Maryland and mayor of Havre de Grace
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Robert R. Vandiver (1805–1885), Maryland state delegate and contractor
References
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External links
Maryland State Archives: Angel Hill Cemetery Co. (C2442-1731)
Cemeteries in Maryland
1886 establishments in Maryland
Havre de Grace, Maryland