Ivy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)
Ivy Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in the Rosemont Historic District of Alexandria, 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 a streetcar suburb of Washington, D.C., as trolley lines of the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon railway extended from Alexandria's nearby Union Station (opened 1905).[2] The cemetery is now also known for its rare and protected flora and fauna.[3]
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| Established | 1856 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°49'03"N 77°04'25"W |
| Type | Public |
| Size | 22+ acres |
| No. of graves | 10,000 |
| Find a Grave | Ivy Hill Cemetery |
Ivy Hill Cemetery
The grave of rocket scientist and space exploration pioneer Wernher von Braun
Notable burials
- Judge Albert Vickers Bryan
- Congressman Charles Creighton Carlin
- Catharine Carter Critcher, painter, daughter of John Critcher[4]
- Congressman John Critcher
- Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
- Fairfax Harrison, railroad magnate
- Congressman Richard Bland Lee
- Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow, infamous Confederate spy
- Nicholas Trist[5]
- Wernher von Braun, aerospace engineer and space flight pioneer[6]
- Harry H. Vaughan, military aide to President Harry S. Truman[7]
- Amelita Ward[8]
- Descendants of the Washington family
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References
- "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". Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- "Find A Grave – Ivy Hill Cemetery". Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- 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.
- Harry H. Vaughan at Find a Grave
- 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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