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The dingle had once been owned by Martha Ferre. Martha sold the land to Alexander Bliss, a local businessman to raise a dowry. On May 28, 1841 the founding member of Springfield Cemetery purchased the 20 acres of land from Alexander Bliss, or the site known as Martha's Dingle.
May 2, 2021 · SPRINGFIELD — Their new book is called the “History of the Springfield Cemetery,” but editors Wayne E. Phaneuf and Joseph Carvalho III say it is about much more than that.
About. Get directions 171 Maple Street. Springfield, Massachusetts 01105 United States. Coordinates: 42.10152, -72.57650. www.springfieldcemetery.com. 413-732-0712. Cemetery ID: 91750. Members have Contributed. 21,449 Memorials. 62% photographed. 6% with gps. About these numbers. Photos. Added by Helen (Auton) & Joe Presz. Added by NatalieMaynor.
Apr 7, 2019 · Dr. Thomas Jefferson Bailey, former slave owner and staunch Unionist who died in 1869, had bequeathed funds to erect it. The second honors Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, the U.S. commander at the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Lyon, who was killed in action, was the first Union general to die in the Civil War.
May 21, 2013 · Markus J. Johnson, who was killed in Iraq June 1 2004, was the first Springfield resident to die in the Middle East war.
The cemetery was established in 1876 because of the critical need for suitable burial space for the remains of the men who fell at the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Other remains removed from the original burial sites at Forsyth, Newtonia, Carthage, Pea Ridge, and Springfield were among the early interments. There are 1,514 Union burials in the ...
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Dec 29, 2017 · Springfield, in Louisville, was the boyhood home of the 12th president of the United States, President Zachary Taylor (1784-1850). Taylor was married at Springfield and returned to the home...
