Old St. Mary's Cemetery, #70-31
Posted by: TwistyNye
N 39° 16.849 W 084° 29.093
16S E 716938 N 4350955
located on St Rt 4 (Springfield Pike) in Springdale OH
Waymark Code: WMEBF0
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2012
Views: 10
This cemetery, started in 1801, has seen many wars, including Morgan's Raid on the north during the Civil War. (Mentioned in Marker #71-31.)
The front and back text read the same, as follows:
In 1801, the Springdale Presbyterian Church acquired these two and a half acres to construct a church and cemetery. Although the church moved to a new location in 1833, the cemetery remained and continued to receive regular internments until the mid 1950s. Because of a continued decline in church membership, the Presbyterian Church was eventually unable to care for the cemetery. The church felt it was in the best interest of the community to turn ownership over to the City of Springdale. In 1987, the city received ownership of the cemetery and immediately began a maintenance and restoration project. Many forgotten graves were uncovered and broken gravestones were restored and reset. The cemetery contains seven hundred and thirty nine graves and is the final resting place for nine Revolutionary War veterans, thirteen veterans of the Civil War, and one each from the War of 1812 and World War I.
Marker Number: 70-31
County: Hamilton
Significance of Location: Place
Bicentenial Mark: no
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
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