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Angel Hill Cemetery

Coordinates: 39°33′20″N 76°06′11″W / 39.55556°N 76.10306°W / 39.55556; -76.10306
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Angel Hill Cemetery
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EstablishedMay 4, 1886
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CountryUnited States
Coordinates39°33′20″N 76°06′11″W / 39.55556°N 76.10306°W / 39.55556; -76.10306

Angel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

History

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Angel Hill Cemetery was incorporated on May 4, 1886.[1] Later in 1886, an iron fence was built surrounding the cemetery.[2]

Admiral John Rodgers Post, No. 28 Civil War Memorial plaque

On July 4, 1900, a ten-foot granite monument was dedicated to the "honorably discharged Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War 1861–1865". It was donated by the Admiral John Rodgers Post, No. 28, Department of Maryland Grand Army of the Republic.[3]

In 2014, portions of the third season of the television series House of Cards were filmed in and around Angel Hill Cemetery.[4]

Notable interments

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Annual Report of the Bureau of Industrial Statistics of Maryland. 1899. p. 175. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Angel Hill Cemetery". The Aegis and Intelligencer. August 20, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ Soderberg, Susan Cooke (1995). Lest We Forget. p. 138. ISBN 9780942597769. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ Zumer, Bryna (October 9, 2014). "'House of Cards' star Kevin Spacey in Havre de Grace for cemetery scene". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Burns". The Baltimore Sun. June 7, 1968. p. C15. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "F. B. Cobourn". The Evening Sun. June 25, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ a b Simms, William Q. (April 2001). "Two Lights on the Hill". Lighthouse Digest Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Foster". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1932. p. 20. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Lawder, 73, Ex-Mayor of Havre De Grace". The Evening Sun. September 4, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ A Travel Guide to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake. 2011. p. 165. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Archive.org.
  11. ^ "Pfaffenbach". The Baltimore Sun. June 23, 1982. p. 49. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Seneca". The Evening Sun. March 31, 1931. p. 34. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  13. ^ Silberman, Lauren R. (2015). Wild Women of Maryland: Grit & Gumption in the Free State. pp. 121–122. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Archive.org.
  14. ^ Eisenberg, Gerson G. (1992). Marylanders Who Served The Nation: A Biographical Dictionary of Federal Officials from Maryland. ISBN 9780942370348. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Archive.org.
  15. ^ "Murray Vandiver". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  16. ^ "Death of Robert R. Vandiver". The Aegis and Intelligencer. September 11, 1885. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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