The Lancaster, Kentucky Cemetery in
Lancaster, Kentucky
Lancaster is a home rule-class city in Garrard County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the year 2010 U.S. census, the city population was 3,442.
Located south of Lexington, Lancaster is the site of the Kenn ...
dates from 1861. It is enclosed by Campbell, Crab Orchard, and Richmond Streets in Lancaster. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1984. The listing included two
contributing buildings and a
contributing structure.
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A sexton's house was built in 1866, using bricks from the former Old Republican Church which had been built in 1815. It has a stone receiving vault (1897) which was used to store bodies when grave digging was not possible. It has an original iron fence and stone entrance pillars, while entrance gates were recent (as of 1984) copies of original gates.][ With .]
Burials
Notable burials include:
* George W. Dunlap (1813–1880), US Representative
* William J. Landram (1828–1895), Civil War general
* George D. Scott (1850–1886), Indian Wars Medal of Honor
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recipient (cenotaph
A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although the vast majority of cenot ...
)George D. Scott
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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Lewis L. Walker (1873–1944), US Representative
References
External links
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{{National Register of Historic Places
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Romanesque Revival architecture in Kentucky
Buildings and structures completed in 1861
National Register of Historic Places in Garrard County, Kentucky
1861 establishments in Kentucky