Highland Cemetery - Ypsilanti, Michigan
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N 42° 15.322 W 083° 36.555
17T E 284767 N 4681426
Highland cemetery is a large cemetery in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The cemetery is over 100 acres in size and was dedicated on July 14, 1864. I estimate over 3000 people buried here.
Waymark Code: WM5C0B
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2008
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Click here (
visit link) for a walking tour of Highland Cemetery:
The onsite Historical marker reads:
Highland is typical of the "rural tradition" cemetery design which emphasizes its natural setting. This design originated in France and was first seen in Greenwood cemetery in New York. Highland cemetery, as well as Forest Hill in Ann Arbor, was designed by James Glenn, a landscape architect from Niles Michigan.
Dedicated on July 14, 1864, Highland Cemetery served as the final resting place for Ypsilanti's pioneer, commercial, social and educatyional community. Mary Anne Starkweather commissioned the Richardson Romanesque chapel, designed by George Mason, in honor of her husband John, which crowns the entry drive.
The oldest gravesite is that of Walter Blackman. His body and dozens of others were moved to Highland from Pioneer and Prospect cemeteries."