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]

Ivy Hill Cemetery
Details
Established1856
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°49'03"N 77°04'25"W
TypePublic
Size22+ acres
No. of graves10,000
Find a GraveIvy Hill Cemetery
Ivy Hill Cemetery
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Notable burials

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References

  1. "Ivy Hill Cemetery". ivyhillcemetery.net. Ivy Hill Cemetery.
  2. "Alexandria (particularly section 8 pp. 44–46" (PDF). dhr.virginia.gov.
  3. "Ivy Hill Cemetery Historical Preservation Society – Alexandria, VA 22301 – Visit Alexandria, Virginia". Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. "Find A Grave – Ivy Hill Cemetery". Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Harry H. Vaughan at Find a Grave
  8. 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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