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    Prospect Hill Cemetery (York, Pennsylvania)

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    Prospect Hill Cemetery
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    Established1849 (1849)
    Location
    York, Pennsylvania

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

    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

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    Founding Father
    • Philip Livingston (1716–1778) – signer of the Declaration of Independence[2]
    Military figures
    • J. Henry Denig (1838–1876) – Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
    • William B. Franklin (1823–1903) – Union Army General
    • Charles H. Ilgenfritz (1837–1920 Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
    Politicians
    • Jeremiah S. Black (1810–1883) – Presidential Cabinet Secretary
    • Edward S. Brooks (1867–1957) – US Congressman
    • Samuel Feiser Glatfelter (1858–1927) – US Congressman
    • Adam John Glossbrenner (1810–1889) – US Congressman
    • Adam King (1783–1835) – US Congressman
    • William Henry Kurtz (1804–1868) – US Congressman
    • Daniel F. Lafean (1861–1922) – US Congressman
    • Henry Nes (1799–1850) – Medical doctor and US Congressman
    • Jacob Spangler (1767–1843) – US Congressman
    • James Alonzo Stahle (1830–1912) – US Congressman
    • S. Walter Stauffer (1888–1975) – US Congressman
    • Edward Danner Ziegler (1844–1931) – US Congressman
    Others
    • Arthur Briggs Farquhar (1838–1925) – Businessman[3]
    • George Holtzapple (1862–1946) – Medical pioneer

    References

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    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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