Ivy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)

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Ivy Hill Cemetery
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Ivy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)
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Established1856
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 38°49′03″N77°04′25″W / 38.81750°N 77.07361°W / 38.81750; -77.07361
TypePublic
Size22+ acres
No. of graves10,000
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The grave of Nazi rocket scientist and space exploration pioneer Wernher von Braun

Ivy Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in the Rosemont Historic District of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Burials began at the site in 1811, when it was a family cemetery, and it received a charter as a community cemetery in 1856. [1] The adjoining residential neighborhood was developed beginning in 1908 as a streetcar suburb of Washington, D.C., as trolley lines of the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon railway extended from Alexandria's nearby Union Station (opened 1905). [2] The cemetery is now also known for its rare and protected flora and fauna. [3]

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References

  1. "Ivy Hill Cemetery". ivyhillcemetery.net. Ivy Hill Cemetery.
  2. "Alexandria (particularly section 8 pp. 44–46" (PDF). dhr.virginia.gov.
  3. "Ivy Hill Cemetery Historical Preservation Society – Alexandria, VA 22301 – Visit Alexandria, Virginia" . Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ivy Hill Cemetery Company
  5. Sec. B, lot 42, site 5, Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 47683-47684). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
  6. Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 48952). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
  7. Sec. 31, lot 8, site 1, Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 49545). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

38°49′03″N77°04′25″W / 38.81750°N 77.07361°W / 38.81750; -77.07361