Harrisburg Cemetery

Harrisburg Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Entrance to Harrisburg Cemetery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Location	13th and Liberty Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Area	35 acres (14 ha)
Built	1845
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	85000866 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 07, 1985
Designated PHMC	September 30, 1990 [2]

Harrisburg Cemetery, sometimes referred to as Mount Kalmia Cemetery, is a prominent rural cemetery and national historic district in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, located at 13th and Liberty streets in the Allison Hill/East Harrisburg neighborhoods of the city. ^[3] It was founded in 1845, though interments took place for many years before.

The cemetery is also the burial ground for American Revolutionary War soldiers. ^{[4] [5]} The caretaker's cottage was built in 1850. It was designed by famed 19th Century architect, Andrew Jackson Downing, in the Gothic Revival style. ^[6]

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

Notable burials

Harrisburg Cemetery in November 2012

• Edward E. Beidleman (1873–1929), Pennsylvania State Representative and State Senator and Pennsylvania's 12th lieutenant governor
• George Grey Barnard (1863–1938), sculptor of several figures at the new Pennsylvania State Capitol
• Jacob D. Boas (1806–1887), Pennsylvania state senator and Harrisburg mayor
• John Conrad Bucher (1792–1844), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• James Donald Cameron (1833–1918), Secretary of War and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
• Simon Cameron (1799–1889), Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln
• Charles C. Davis (1830–1909), United States Army Medal of Honor recipient during American Civil War
• William Findlay (1768–1846), Pennsylvania governor and U.S. Mint director
• John Augustus Fritchey (1857–1916), three-term Harrisburg mayor
• John White Geary (1819–1873), first mayor of San Francisco, governor of Kansas Territory, governor of Pennsylvania, and Union Army general in American Civil War
• Jacob Samils Haldeman (1821–1889), Pennsylvania State Representative and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
• Richard Jacobs Haldeman (1831–1886), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• John Andre Hanna (1762–1805), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania and delegate to the state convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution; and brigadier general during Whisky Insurrection
• Robert Harris (Pennsylvania) (1768–1851), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• John Christian Kunkel (1816–1870), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• George Kunkel (politician) (1893–1965), Pennsylvania state senator
• John Crain Kunkel (1898–1970), U.S. Congressman
• Vance C. McCormick (1872–1946), chair of the American delegation at the Treaty of Versailles
• Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833–1918), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• William Henry Miller (1829–1870), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Jesse Miller (1800–1850), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• Ray Coleman Mueller (1912–1994), professional baseball player
• Marlin Edgar Olmsted (1847–1913), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• John James Pearson (1800–1888), U.S. Congressman and judge from Pennsylvania
• David Rittenhouse Porter (1788–1867), Pennsylvania governor
• David P. Reese Jr. (1905–1962), Pennsylvania state representative ^[7]
• Luther Reily (1794–1854), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Charles "Dutch" Schesler (1900–1953), Major League Baseball player
• William K. Verbeke (1820–1898), Harrisburg developer, philanthropist, and Harrisburg mayor
• John Winebrenner (1797–1860), religious leader and founder of the first Church of God in Pennsylvania
• George Wolf (1777–1840), Pennsylvania governor

See also

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
3. "Harrisburg Cemetery". afrolumensproject. 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
4. "City Wide Sights, Allison Hill & Eastern Harrisburg". City of Harrisburg. 2004. Archived from the original on January 20, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
5. Jeb Stuart (August 1982). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Harrisburg Cemetery. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 16, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
6. "History & Grounds – Harrisburg Cemetery".
7. "David P. Reese Jr., 56, Well-Known Attorney, Ex-Member of House". The Patriot. July 21, 1962. p. 10. Retrieved March 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Harrisburg Cemetery at Find a Grave
• The Political Graveyard

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