Harrisburg Cemetery

Harrisburg Cemetery, formerly known as Mount Kalmia Cemetery, is a prominent cemetery and national historic district in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, located at 13th and Liberty streets in the Allison Hill/East Harrisburg neighborhoods of the city.^[2] It was officially founded in 1845, although interments took place for many years before. The cemetery is also the burial ground for American Revolutionary War soldiers.^[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

Notable burials

• George Grey Barnard (1863–1938), prominent American sculptor, he completed several figures for the new state capitol in 1912.
• John Conrad Bucher (1792–1844), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
• James Donald Cameron (1833–1918), American politician, son of Simon Cameron; served as Secretary of War and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.
• Simon Cameron (1799–1889), American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln.
• Charles C. Davis (1830–1909), United States Army Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War.
• William Findlay (1768–1846), governor of Pennsylvania; later served as director of the U.S. Mint.
• John White Geary (1819–1873), first mayor of San Francisco, governor of the Kansas Territory, governor of Pennsylvania, and Union general in the American Civil War.
• Richard Jacobs Haldeman (1831–1886), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
• John Andre Hanna (1762–1805), United States Representative from Pennsylvania; delegate to the State convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution; appointed brigadier general during Whisky Insurrection of 1793.
• Robert Harris (Pennsylvania) (1768–1851), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Cousin to John Harris.
• John Christian Kunkel (1816–1870), Whig and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania; grandfather of John Crain Kunkel.
• John Crain Kunkel (1898–1970), US Congressman.
• Vance C. McCormick (1872–1946), politician and prominent businessman; appointed chair by President Woodrow Wilson of the American delegation at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
• Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833–1918), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
• William Henry Miller (1829–1870), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
• Jesse Miller (1800–1850), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
• Marlin Edgar Olmsted (1847–1913), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
• John James Pearson (1800–1888), member of the U.S. House of Representatives and judge from Pennsylvania.
• David Rittenhouse Porter (1788–1867), Pennsylvania Governor.
• Luther Reily (1794–1854), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
• Charles "Dutch" Schesler (1900–1953), Major League Baseball Player.
• John Winebrenner (1797–1860), Religious leader, founder of the first Church of God in Pennsylvania.
• George Wolf (1777–1840), Governor of Pennsylvania.

See also

• List of Pennsylvania cemeteries
• List of cemeteries in the United States

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ "Harrisburg Cemetery". afrolumensproject. 2007. http://www.afrolumens.org/rising_free/hbgcem08.html. Retrieved 2007-01-18. 
3. ^ "City Wide Sights, Allison Hill & Eastern Harrisburg". City of Harrisburg. 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-01-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20070120144006/http://www.harrisburgpa.gov/visitors/cityWide/allisonHill0.html. Retrieved 2007-01-15. 
4. ^ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp.  Note: This includes Jeb Stuart (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harrisburg Cemetery" (PDF). https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H064457_01H.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-15. 

External links

• Harrisburg Cemetery at Find A Grave
• The Political Graveyard