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Spring Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in
Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell County, West Virginia, Cabell and Wayne County, West Virginia, Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The County seat, seat of Cabell County, the city is located at the confluence of the Ohio River, O ...
. Established in 1874, Spring Hill Cemetery's oldest grave is dated 1838, with the first official burial being 1873.


Notable burials

*1861 -
Albert G. Jenkins Albert Gallatin Jenkins (November 10, 1830 – May 21, 1864) was an American politician who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army. He served two terms in the United States Congress from 1857 to 1861 and later the First Confed ...
, former
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*1875 -
Peter Cline Buffington Peter Cline Buffington was the first mayor of Huntington, West Virginia. Career Before becoming mayor, Buffington was the first president of the first bank in Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell County, West Virginia, ...
, first mayor of
Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell County, West Virginia, Cabell and Wayne County, West Virginia, Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The County seat, seat of Cabell County, the city is located at the confluence of the Ohio River, O ...
*1886 - Charles B. Hoard, former
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*1900 -
Eustace Gibson Eustace Gibson (October 4, 1842 – December 10, 1900) was a Democratic politician and lawyer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, who served in the Confederate Army and in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868. He moved to the State of ...
, former Speaker of the
West Virginia House of Delegates The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature in West Virginia. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates. Organization Regular se ...
*1905 - Delos W. Emmons, co-founder of
Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell County, West Virginia, Cabell and Wayne County, West Virginia, Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The County seat, seat of Cabell County, the city is located at the confluence of the Ohio River, O ...
*1930 - James A. Hughes, former
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*1940 - Eloise Hughes Smith, 1912 RMS ''Titanic'' disaster survivor *1954 -
Skeeter Shelton Andrew Kemper "Skeeter" Shelton (June 29, 1888 – January 9, 1954) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born and died in Huntington, West Virginia. Shelton played for the New York Yankees in the season, appearing in 10 consecutiv ...
, former
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*1959 - Will E. Neal, former
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The Marshall Plane Crash

In 1970, the
Southern Airways Flight 932 Southern Airways Flight 932 was a chartered Southern Airways Douglas DC-9 domestic United States commercial jet flight from Stallings Field (ISO) in Kinston, North Carolina, to Huntington Tri-State Airport/Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS) near ...
was carrying 37 members of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, eight members of the coaching staff, 25 boosters, two pilots, two flight attendants, and a charter coordinator. The team was returning home after a 17–14 loss to the
East Carolina Pirates The East Carolina Pirates are the sport, athletic teams that represent East Carolina University (ECU), located in Greenville, North Carolina. All varsity-level sports teams participate at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA ...
at Ficklen Stadium in
Greenville, North Carolina Greenville ( ; ) is the county seat of and the most populous city in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. It is the principal city of the Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the List of municipalities in North Carolina, 12t ...
. A mass funeral was held at the field house and many of the dead were buried at the Spring Hill Cemetery, some together because bodies were not identifiable.


Popular culture

One of the final scenes of
We Are Marshall ''We Are Marshall'' is a 2006 American biographical sports drama film directed by McG. It depicts the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people: 37 players of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, five coaches, ...
took place next to the
Southern Airways Flight 932 Southern Airways Flight 932 was a chartered Southern Airways Douglas DC-9 domestic United States commercial jet flight from Stallings Field (ISO) in Kinston, North Carolina, to Huntington Tri-State Airport/Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS) near ...
memorial, as the team went into their first game after the crash.


References

{{Huntington, West Virginia * Buildings and structures in Huntington, West Virginia Buildings and structures in Cabell County, West Virginia Cemeteries in West Virginia 1874 establishments in West Virginia Buildings and structures completed in 1874