Harrisburg Cemetery, sometimes referred to as Mount Kalmia Cemetery, is a prominent

rural cemetery A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-19th century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries, which tended to be churchyards. Rural cemeter ...

and national

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg ( ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,099 as of 2020, Harrisburg is the ninth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. It is the larger of the two pr ...

, located at 13th and Liberty streets in the Allison Hill/ East Harrisburg

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of the city. It was founded in 1845, though interments took place for many years before. The cemetery is also the burial ground for

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soldiers. ''Note:'' This includes The caretaker's cottage was built in 1850. It was designed by famed 19th Century architect,

Andrew Jackson Downing Andrew Jackson Downing (October 31, 1815 – July 28, 1852) was an American landscape designer, horticulturist, writer, prominent advocate of the Gothic Revival in the United States, and editor of ''The Horticulturist'' magazine (1846–1852). ...

, in the

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...

style. It was listed on the

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in 1985.

Notable burials

* Edward E. Beidleman (1873–1929), Pennsylvania State Representative and State Senator and Pennsylvania's 12th lieutenant governor *

George Grey Barnard George Grey Barnard (May 24, 1863 – April 24, 1938), often written George Gray Barnard, was an American sculptor who trained in Paris. He is especially noted for his heroic sized ''Struggle of the Two Natures in Man'' at the Metropolitan Museum ...

(1863–1938), sculptor of several figures at the new

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* Jacob D. Boas (1806–1887), Pennsylvania state senator and Harrisburg mayor * John Conrad Bucher (1792–1844), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania *

James Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American banker, businessman and Republican politician who served as Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Ulysses S. Grant from 1876 to 1877 and represented Pennsylvania in th ...

(1833–1918),

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and

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from Pennsylvania *

Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Ameri ...

(1799–1889),

for

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...

* Charles C. Davis (1830–1909),

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recipient during

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* William Findlay (1768–1846), Pennsylvania governor and

U.S. Mint The United States Mint is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury responsible for producing coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as controlling the movement of bullion. The U.S. Mint is one of two U.S. age ...

director *

John Augustus Fritchey John Augustus Fritchey, M.D. (September 25, 1857 - August 25, 1916) was an American physician and politician, who served three terms as Mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Formative years Born on September 25, 1857, Fritchey was a son of a midd ...

(1857–1916), three-term Harrisburg mayor *

John White Geary John White Geary (December 30, 1819February 8, 1873) was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was the final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, a governor of the Kansas Territory, an ...

(1819–1873), first mayor of

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, governor of

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, governor of

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, and Union Army general in

* Jacob Samils Haldeman (1821–1889), Pennsylvania State Representative and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden *

Richard Jacobs Haldeman Richard Jacobs Haldeman (May 19, 1831 – October 1, 1886) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for two terms from 1869 to 1873. Life and career Education Richard J. Haldeman was born in Harrisburg, Penn ...

(1831–1886), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania *

John Andre Hanna John Andre Hanna (1762July 23, 1805) was an American lawyer, slaveholder and politician who served four terms as a United States representative from Pennsylvania from 1797 to 1805. Archibald McAllister, John Hanna's grandson, was also a U.S. ...

(1762–1805), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania and delegate to the state convention to ratify the

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; and brigadier general during Whisky Insurrection * Robert Harris (Pennsylvania) (1768–1851), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania * John Christian Kunkel (1816–1870), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania *

George Kunkel (politician) George Kunkel (March 10, 1893 – May 18, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 15th district from 1937 to 1941. Early life and education Kunkel wa ...

(1893–1965), Pennsylvania state senator *

John Crain Kunkel John Crain Kunkel (July 21, 1898 – July 27, 1970) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was the grandson of John Christian Kunkel, great-grandson of John Sergeant, and great-great-grandson of Jo ...

(1898–1970), U.S. Congressman * Vance C. McCormick (1872–1946), chair of the American delegation at the

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* Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833–1918), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania * William Henry Miller (1829–1870), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania * Jesse Miller (1800–1850), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * Ray Coleman Mueller (1912–1994), professional baseball player *

Marlin Edgar Olmsted Marlin Edgar Olmsted (May 21, 1847 – July 19, 1913) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania in the 18th district. Biography Marlin E. Olmsted was born in Ulysses Township, Pennsylvania on May 21, 184 ...

(1847–1913), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania * John James Pearson (1800–1888), U.S. Congressman and judge from Pennsylvania *

David Rittenhouse Porter David Rittenhouse Porter (October 31, 1788 – August 6, 1867) was the ninth governor of Pennsylvania. Voted into office during the controversial 1838 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, which was characterized by intense anti-Masonic and anti ...

(1788–1867), Pennsylvania governor *

David P. Reese Jr. David P. Reese Jr. (November 17, 1905 – July 19, 1962) was an American politician and lawyer from Pennsylvania. He served in Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1939 to 1948. Early life David P. Reese Jr. was born on November 17, 1905, ...

(1905–1962), Pennsylvania state representative * Luther Reily (1794–1854), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania * Charles "Dutch" Schesler (1900–1953), Major League Baseball player *

William K. Verbeke William Kemmeller Verbeke (July 18, 1820 – February 23, 1898) was an American businessman, philanthropist, early developer of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and politician who served as a City Controller, School Director and Mayor of Harrisburg. Bi ...

(1820–1898), Harrisburg developer, philanthropist, and Harrisburg mayor *

John Winebrenner John Winebrenner (March 25, 1797September 11, 1860) was a Christian pastor, author and religious reformer who founded the Churches of God General Conference. Life Winebrenner was born in Walkersville, Maryland. He studied at Dickinson College, C ...

(1797–1860), religious leader and founder of the first Church of God in Pennsylvania *

George Wolf George Wolf (August 12, 1777March 11, 1840) was the seventh governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835. On June 29, 1888, he was recognized as the "father of the public-school system" in Pennsylvania by the erection of a memorial gateway at Ea ...

(1777–1840), Pennsylvania governor

References

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The Political Graveyard
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Notable burials

See also

References

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