Ivy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)
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| Details | |
| Established | 1856 |
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| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°49′03″N77°04′25″W/ 38.81750°N 77.07361°W |
| Type | Public |
| Size | 22+ acres |
| No.of graves | 10,000 |
| Find a Grave | Ivy Hill Cemetery |
Ivy Hill Cemeteryis acemeteryin theRosemont Historic DistrictofAlexandria, Virginia,United States. Burials began at the site in 1811, when it was a family cemetery, and it received a charter as a community cemetery in 1856.[1]The adjoining residential neighborhood was developed beginning in 1908 as astreetcar suburbofWashington, D.C.,as trolley lines of theWashington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon railwayextended from Alexandria's nearbyUnion Station(opened 1905).[2]The cemetery is now known for its rare and protected flora and fauna.[3]
Notable burials[edit]
- JudgeAlbert Vickers Bryan[4]
- CongressmanCharles Creighton Carlin[4]
- Catharine Carter Critcher,painter, daughter ofJohn Critcher[4]
- CongressmanJohn Critcher
- Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron[4]
- Charles M. Goodman,acclaimed modernist architect
- Fairfax Harrison,railroad magnate[4]
- Vola Lawson,first female city manager of Alexandria
- CongressmanRichard Bland Lee[4]
- Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow,[4]infamous Confederate spy
- Nicholas Trist[5]
- Wernher von Braun,aerospace engineer and space flight pioneer[6]
- Harry H. Vaughan,military aide to PresidentHarry S. Truman[4]
- Amelita Ward[7]
- Descendants of theWashington family
References[edit]
- ^"Ivy Hill Cemetery".ivyhillcemetery.net.Ivy Hill Cemetery.
- ^"Alexandria (particularly section 8 pp. 44–46"(PDF).dhr.virginia.gov.
- ^"Ivy Hill Cemetery Historical Preservation Society – Alexandria, VA 22301 – Visit Alexandria, Virginia".RetrievedSeptember 19,2014.
- ^abcdefghIvy Hill Cemetery Company
- ^Sec. B, lot 42, site 5, Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 47683-47684). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
- ^Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 48952). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
- ^Sec. 31, lot 8, site 1, Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 49545). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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