Cave Hill Cemetery (Louisville, Ky.)

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Chartered in 1848, Cave Hill Cemetery and Arboretum is a 296 acre Victorian era National Cemetery. The grounds boast a Corinthian-style tower and main entrance, two man made lakes, more than five hundred species of trees and shrubs, as well as the Kentucky's finest collection of outdoor monumental sculptures. Beargrass Creek runs through the middle of the property, dividing the cemetery into new (eastern) and old (western) sections. It is also the burial site of many of Louisville's older families. As of 1998, the cemetery had interred approximately 118,000 people. Notable internments include three Union Civil War generals, Revolutionary War leader George Rogers Clark, Abraham Lincoln confidants James and Joshua Fry Speed, and fried chicken entrepreneur Colonel Harland Sanders.

From the description of Cave Hill Cemetery Papers, 1848-1963. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 318063885

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Witwer, Franklin David, 1842-1901. Franklin David Witwer diary, 1864-1865. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Cave Hill Cemetery (Louisville, Ky.). Cave Hill Cemetery Papers, 1848-1963. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Bodley family. Bodley family papers, 1773-1939. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Lee, Edmond F. Edmond F. Lee papers, 1847-1848. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Muldoon Monument Company. Muldoon Monument Company Records, 1894-1950. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Wimp, Charlotte Burch. Papers January - February, 1937. The Filson Historical Society
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associatedWith Bodley family. family
associatedWith Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914. person
associatedWith Lee, Edmond F. person
associatedWith Muldoon Monument Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Wimp, Charlotte Burch. person
associatedWith Witwer, Franklin David, 1842-1901. person
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Architecture and society
Cemeteries
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Segregation
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Active 1848

Active 1963

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