Mount Olivet Cemetery is a historical, non-denominational, pre-Civil War
cemetery
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
located in
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Hanover is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, southwest of York and north-northwest of Baltimore, Maryland and is north of the Mason-Dixon line. The town is situated in a productive agricultural region. The population was 16,429 at the ...
. The cemetery, located at 725 Baltimore Street is operated by the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association. A volunteer group, The Friends of Mount Olivet Cemetery, provides support to the cemetery staff and local organizations when the cemetery host events.
History
Founded in 1859 as a non-profit, non-sectarian community cemetery governed by a Board of Managers who are elected each year and serve without remuneration. Management of cemetery grounds is by a Cemetery Manager, appointed by the Board of Managers, this manager is authorized to enforce all of the Cemetery's rules and regulations.
Notable burials
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Joseph S. Gitt (1815-1901), civil engineer and railroad surveyor
*Colonel Richard McAllister (1725-1795), founder of Hanover, Revolutionary War Veteran
*Major William S. Diller (1842-1896) was Civil War Veteran with Company D, 76th Regiment.
*Mary Shaw Leader (1835-1913), a female journalist reported on President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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John Luther Long
John Luther Long (January 1, 1861 – October 31, 1927) was an American lawyer and writer best known for his short story "Madame Butterfly", which was based on the recollections of his sister, Jennie Correll, who had been to Japan with her husba ...
(1855-1927) was a lawyer, playwright, novelist; creator of the short story that was the inspiration for 'Madame Butterfly.
*Colonel Henry Slagle (1735-1811) was an officer during the Revolutionary War and an upright citizen of Hanover
*John and William Hoffacker, John was the first local soldier to die on the first day of the Battle of Hanover, and their brother William died later resulting from injuries obtained from the Civil War
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Andrew R. Brodbeck (1860-1937), Politician, churchman, and businessman who served as U. S. Congressman between 1912-1914 and 1916-1918
*Lucy Forney-Bittinger (1859-1955), Deaconess of Presbyterian Church, missionary, and donor of the Forney-Bittinger Chapel at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
References
External links
Website
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Cemeteries in Pennsylvania
Hanover, Pennsylvania