Highland Lawn Cemetery is a city-owned

rural cemetery A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-nineteenth century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries. They were typically built one to five ...

Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a ...

. Opened in 1884, the cemetery includes . Highland Lawn Cemetery Chapel

The cemetery features a

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chapel built by architect Jesse A. Vrydaugh in 1893 for a cost of $10,000. In the 1980s, the chapel underwent renovation which was completed in March 1988. Highland Lawn also includes a

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built by the Heidenreich Company in 1894, a gateway arch completed by Edward Hazledine and a Colonial rest house designed by W.H. Floyd. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs Highland Lawn was placed on the

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in 1990 for its significance in agriculture and landscaping.

Folklore

The cemetery is known in local folklore including the story of Stiffy Green, a taxidermied dog buried in his owner's tomb who was said to bark periodically, and of Martin Sheets, who was convinced he would be buried alive and thus installed a telephone inside of his tomb with a direct line to the cemetery's main office.

Notable burials

Ellen Church Ellen Church (September 22, 1904 – August 22, 1965) was the first female flight attendant. A trained nurse and pilot, Church wanted to pilot commercial aircraft, but those jobs were not open to women. Still wanting to fly, Church successfu ...

(1904–1965), aviation innovator and nurse *

Eugene Debs Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the si ...

(1855–1926), socialist and politician * Theodore Debs (1864–1945), Eugene's brother and socialist political activist *

Max Ehrmann Max Ehrmann (September 26, 1872 – September 9, 1945) was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata" (Latin: "things desired"). He often wrote on spiritual themes. Educat ...

(1872–1945), writer, poet, and attorney * Courtland Gillen (1880–1954), U.S. Representative *

Eva Mozes Kor Eva Mozes Kor (January 31, 1934 – July 4, 2019) was a Romanian-born American survivor of the Holocaust. Along with her twin sister Miriam, Kor was subjected to human experimentation under the direction of SS Doctor Josef Mengele at the Ausch ...

(1934–2019), Holocaust survivor and activist * Juliet Peddle (1899–1979), architect * Allen Pence (1819–1908), pharmacist and pioneer of spiritualism *

Everett Sanders James Everett Sanders (March 8, 1882 – May 12, 1950) was an American political figure. He was Presidential secretary to President Calvin Coolidge and chairman of the Republican National Committee. He served four terms in the U.S House of Re ...

(1882–1950), politician and republican * D. Omer Seamon (1911–1997), painter *

Valeska Suratt Valeska Suratt (June 28, 1882 – July 2, 1962) was an American stage and silent film actress. Over the course of her career, Suratt appeared in 11 silent films, all of which are now lost, mainly due to the 1937 Fox vault fire. Early life an ...

(1882–1962), silent film and stage actress *

Bud Taylor Charles Bernard "Bud" Taylor (July 22, 1903 – March 6, 1962) was an American boxer from Terre Haute, Indiana. Nicknamed the ''"Blonde Terror of Terre Haute"'', he held the NBA World Bantamweight Championship during his career in 1927. ''The R ...

(1903–1962), boxer

References

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* {{Terre Haute, Indiana Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana 1884 establishments in Indiana Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Indiana Protected areas of Vigo County, Indiana Tourist attractions in Terre Haute, Indiana Historic districts in Terre Haute, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Terre Haute, Indiana Rural cemeteries