Prospect Hill Cemetery (York, Pennsylvania)

Prospect Hill Cemetery
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Established	1849 (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.

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

• Official website
• Prospect Hill Cemetery at Find a Grave
• Seven photos at Historic American Landscapes Survey
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect Hill Cemetery
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect Hill Cemetery Soldiers' Lot

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