Harrisburg Cemetery
Harrisburg Cemetery | |
Entrance to Harrisburg Cemetery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |
| 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
- 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
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "Harrisburg Cemetery". afrolumensproject. 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
- ^ "City Wide Sights, Allison Hill & Eastern Harrisburg". City of Harrisburg. 2004. Archived from the original on January 20, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
- ^ 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.)
- ^ "History & Grounds – Harrisburg Cemetery".
- ^ "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.
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