Woodward Hill Cemetery
| Woodward Hill Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 The grave of President James Buchanan | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1850 |
| Location | Bounded by Strawberry, South Queen, and Chesapeake Streets; Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°1′34″N 76°18′6″W / 40.02611°N 76.30167°W |
| Type | Non-denominational |
| Size | 32 acres (13 ha) |
| Find a Grave | Woodward Hill Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Woodward Hill Cemetery |
Woodward Hill Cemetery | |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000098[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 2005 |
Woodward Hill Cemetery is a 32-acre historic rural or garden cemetery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Trinity Lutheran Church of Lancaster in 1850, but became a non-denominational cemetery in 1856. It is known for being the burial place of James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States. In 2005 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Notable interments
- James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States
- Benjamin Champneys, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Pennsylvania Senate. Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1846 to 1848
- Oliver James Dickey, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1869 to 1873
- Jacob Eichholtz, portrait painter[3]
- William Walton Griest, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1909 to his death in 1929
- J. Roland Kinzer, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1930 to 1947
- Frederick Muhlenberg, member of the Continental Congress and the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives[3]
- Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, botanist and naturalist (identified the bog turtle), first President of Franklin College[3]
- John Andrew Shulze, sixth Governor of Pennsylvania and nephew of Frederick Muhlenberg
- Susan Kimmell Shulze, First Lady of Pennsylvania from 1823 to 1829 and wife of John Andrew Shulze
- Abraham Herr Smith, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1885.
- Daniel Strickler, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (1947–1951)[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Schuyler, David (2004). "Woodward Hill Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c Brubaker, Jack (2014-10-31). "Noted portrait painter Eichholtz deserves grave recognition". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
- ^ Simmons, Rose (1992-07-01). "Daniel Strickler, 95, Veteran Of Four Wars". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
Further reading
- "Polishing up Buchanan's memory; Crowd turns out to commemorate controversial president's birthday". Intelligencer Journal. April 25, 2005.
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