Mount Mora Cemetery

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Mount Mora Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri. Among those who are buried in the cemetery are three governors, a U.S. senator, soldiers from both sides in the American Civil War and riders of the Pony Express.

The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 2006. In October 2006, several headstones including that of Missouri governor Silas Woodson were damaged by vandals.

[edit] Notable interments

• James Craig (Missouri) - Civil War general and congressman
• Willard Preble Hall - Missouri governor
• Robert M. Stewart - Missouri governor
• M. Jeff Thompson - Confederate general known as the "Swamp Fox"
• Robert Wilson (Missouri) - U.S. Senator
• Silas Woodson - Missouri governor

[edit] See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Missouri, Counties A-B#Buchanan County

[edit] External links

• Findagrave profile
• St. Joe arts profile
• Tours
• Political graveyard history

• Mount Mora Cemetery is at coordinates 39°46′32″N 94°50′31″W / 39.775512, -94.841838 (Mount Mora Cemetery)Coordinates: 39°46′32″N 94°50′31″W / 39.775512, -94.841838 (Mount Mora Cemetery)