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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. In March 1845 the proprietors of Springfield Cemetery voted to build a gateway, designed by William B. O. Peabody, Unitarian minister and founding member, at the Maple Street entrance, the ...
History. The Springfield Cemetery was designed in the landscaped tradition of the rural cemetery, evoking a pastoral, garden environment in an urban setting. The cemetery is located on a plot of land once owned by Martha Ferre and known as ‘Martha’s Dingle’. [1] . A dingle is a small wooded valley, a dell. [2]
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Apr 7, 2019 · A significant historical date for this entry is January 8, 1863. Location. 37° 10.455′ N, 93° 15.842′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County. Marker is on East Seminole Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is on the grounds of the Springfield National Cemetery. Touch for map.
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. “It’s more than...
Dec 26, 2021 · Springfield Cemetery was established in 1841, but it includes the remains of many of Springfield’s earliest colonial settlers, dating back to the mid-1600s. Originally, these residents were buried in a graveyard in downtown Springfield, on Elm Street between Old First Church and the Connecticut River.
Nestled in the Ozarks of Southern Missouri, near the city of Springfield itself, lies the Springfield National Cemetery, established by the federal government during the era of Reconstruction in the late 1860s.
Springfield National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Monuments and Memorials The U.S. government erected a marble pillar in 1888 in memory of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, a Union officer during the Civil War.