Prospect Hill Cemetery (York, Pennsylvania)

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Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery (York, Pennsylvania)
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Established1849 (1849)
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Prospect Hill Cemetery in York, Pennsylvania is a historic cemetery that was documented by the Historic American Landscapes Survey.

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Founded in 1849, is the final resting place for soldiers from every American war. [1] Two Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War are buried on the premises.

Notable burials

Founding Father
Military figures
Politicians
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References

  1. "Court of Valor". Prospect Hill Cemetery. Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "Livingston, Robert #7680". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN   978-0786479924. OCLC   948561021.
  3. "Arthur Briggs Farquhar". Prospect Hill Cemetery. Retrieved 2021-06-30.

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