Mount Mora Cemetery
Coordinates: 39°46′32″N 94°50′31″W / 39.775512°N 94.841838°W
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Mount Mora Cemetery | |
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Entrance on Mount Mora Street | |
| Location | 824 Mount Mora Rd., St. Joseph, Missouri |
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| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 06000626[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 2006 |
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.
Notable interments
- James Craig (Missouri) (1818–1888) - Civil War general and congressman
- Willard Preble Hall (1820–1882) - Missouri governor
- Benjamin F. Loan (1819–1881) - U.S. Representative and Union general
- William Ridenbaugh (1821–1874) - St. Joseph Gazette founder
- Robert M. Stewart (1815–1871) - Missouri governor
- M. Jeff Thompson (1826–1876) - Confederate general known as the "Swamp Fox"
- Robert Wilson (Missouri) (1803–1870) - U.S. Senator
- Sir William Wiseman (1814–1874) - British Rear Admiral
- Silas Woodson (1819–1896) - Missouri governor
- Huston Wyeth (1863–1925) - Industrialist
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Missouri, Counties A-B#Buchanan County
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