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Fort Hill Cemetery, founded in 1851, is a cemetery located in downtown Auburn, New York. It features headstones of such notable people as William H. Seward with his son, William H. Seward, Jr.. It also included Harriet Tubman who is resting on Fort Hill Cemetery's "West Lawn C", beneath a large tree with two small bushes on each side of her headstone, Martha Coffin Wright, Myles Walter Keogh, and Thomas Mott Osborne.^[1]

The cemetery is built on what was once a fortified village of the Cayuga Indians.^[2] It also features a 56 ft (17 m). high limestone obelisk monument to Chief Logan, famed chief of the Cayuga Indians.^[3]

The Bradley Mortuary Chapel (which also serves as the cemetery office and gatehouse) was designed by the architect Julius A. Schweinfurth in a Gothic Revival style and completed in 1893. Julius A. Schweinfurth was a brother and partner to Charles F. Schweinfurth.

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Gate
The Harriet Tubman Grave is listed on the National Register of Historic Places^[4]
Monument to Chief Logan at Fort Hill Cemetery
Morse bench in Fort Hill Cemetery
Wadsworth memorial
Corning memorial
Angel headstone scene
Case & Willard memorial

References

^ http://www.forthillcemetery.net/notable.html
^ http://www.forthillcemetery.net/index.html
^ http://www.forthillcemetery.net/logan.html
^ "Historic Properties Relating to Harriet Tubman in Auburn, New York". National Park Service. June 1991.

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[1] ttp://www.forthillcemetery.net/notable.html

[2] ttp://www.forthillcemetery.net/index.html

[3] ttp://www.forthillcemetery.net/logan.html

[4] "Historic Properties Relating to Harriet Tubman in Auburn, New York". National Park Service. June 1991.

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-'''Fort Hill Cemetery''', founded in 1851, is a [[cemetery]] located in downtown [[Auburn, New York]]. It features headstones of such notable people as [[William H. Seward]] with his son, [[William H. Seward, Jr.]]. It also included [[Harriet Tubman]] who is resting on Fort Hill Cemetery's "West Lawn C", beneath a large tree with two small bushes on each side of her headstone, [[Martha Coffin Wright]], [[Myles Walter Keogh]], and [[Thomas Mott Osborne]].<ref>http://cayuganet.org/forthill/notable.html</ref>
+'''Fort Hill Cemetery''', founded in 1851, is a [[cemetery]] located in downtown [[Auburn, New York]]. It features headstones of such notable people as [[William H. Seward]] with his son, [[William H. Seward, Jr.]]. It also included [[Harriet Tubman]] who is resting on Fort Hill Cemetery's "West Lawn C", beneath a large tree with two small bushes on each side of her headstone, [[Martha Coffin Wright]], [[Myles Walter Keogh]], and [[Thomas Mott Osborne]].<ref>http://www.forthillcemetery.net/notable.html</ref>
-The cemetery is built on what was once a fortified village of the [[Cayuga nation|Cayuga Indians]].<ref>http://cayuganet.org/forthill/index.html</ref> It also features a {{convert|56|ft|m|abbr=on}}. high limestone obelisk monument to [[Chief Logan]], famed chief of the Cayuga Indians.<ref>http://cayuganet.org/forthill/logan.html</ref>
+The cemetery is built on what was once a fortified village of the [[Cayuga nation|Cayuga Indians]].<ref>http://www.forthillcemetery.net/index.html</ref> It also features a {{convert|56|ft|m|abbr=on}}. high limestone obelisk monument to [[Chief Logan]], famed chief of the Cayuga Indians.<ref>http://www.forthillcemetery.net/logan.html</ref>
 The Bradley Mortuary Chapel (which also serves as the cemetery office and gatehouse) was designed by the architect Julius A. Schweinfurth in a Gothic Revival style and completed in 1893. Julius A. Schweinfurth was a brother and partner to [[Charles F. Schweinfurth]].