Angel Hill Cemetery

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Angel Hill Cemetery
Angel Hill Cemetery
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EstablishedMay 4, 1886
Location
Havre de Grace, Maryland
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 39°33′20″N76°06′11″W / 39.55556°N 76.10306°W / 39.55556; -76.10306

Angel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

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History

Angel Hill Cemetery was incorporated on May 4, 1886. [1] Later in 1886, an iron fence was built surrounding the cemetery. [2]

Admiral John Rodgers Post, No. 28 Civil War Memorial plaque Admiral John Rodgers Post Civil War Memorial at Angel Hill Cemetery 2.jpg
Admiral John Rodgers Post, No. 28 Civil War Memorial plaque

On July 4, 1900, a ten-foot granite monument was dedicated to the "honorably discharged Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War 1861–1865". It was donated by the Admiral John Rodgers Post, No. 28, Department of Maryland Grand Army of the Republic. [3]

In 2014, portions of the third season of the television series House of Cards were filmed in and around Angel Hill Cemetery. [4]

Notable interments

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References

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  2. ↑ "Angel Hill Cemetery". The Aegis and Intelligencer . August 20, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved December 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  4. ↑ Zumer, Bryna (October 9, 2014). "'House of Cards' star Kevin Spacey in Havre de Grace for cemetery scene". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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  9. ↑ "Lawder, 73, Ex-Mayor of Havre De Grace". The Evening Sun. September 4, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. ↑ A Travel Guide to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake. 2011. p. 165. Retrieved December 16, 2022– via Archive.org.
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  12. ↑ "Seneca". The Evening Sun. March 31, 1931. p. 34. Retrieved March 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  13. ↑ Silberman, Lauren R. (2015). Wild Women of Maryland: Grit & Gumption in the Free State. pp. 121–122. Retrieved December 16, 2022– via Archive.org.
  14. ↑ Eisenberg, Gerson G. (1992). Marylanders Who Served The Nation: A Biographical Dictionary of Federal Officials from Maryland. ISBN   9780942370348 . Retrieved December 16, 2022– via Archive.org.
  15. ↑ "Murray Vandiver". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives . Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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