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Frankfort Cemetery

December 01, 2023

The Frankfort Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located on East Main Street in Frankfort, Kentucky. The cemetery is the burial site of Daniel Boone and contains the graves of other famous Americans including seventeen Kentucky governors and a Vice President of the United States.[2]

Frankfort Cemetery and Chapel
Entrance to Frankfort Cemetery
LocationFrankfort, Kentucky
Coordinates38°11′52.2″N 84°52′01.8″W / 38.197833°N 84.867167°W / 38.197833; -84.867167
Built1844
ArchitectCarmichael, Robert; Launitz, Robert E.
Architectural styleRomanesque
Websitewww.frankfortcemetery.org
NRHP reference No.74000872[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1974

The cemetery is built on a bluff overlooking the Kentucky River with views of the Kentucky State Capitol, the Kentucky Governor's Mansion, downtown Frankfort, south Frankfort, and the Capitol District.

History edit

The cemetery was created by Judge Mason Brown, son of statesman John Brown, inspired by a visit to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston. Brown enlisted other Frankfort civic leaders and on February 27, 1844, the Kentucky General Assembly approved the cemetery's incorporation. The 32-acre (13 ha) property, then called Hunter's Garden, was purchased in 1845 for $3,801. Additional land was purchased in 1858 and in 1911 for a total of 100 acres (40 ha).

Brown hired Scottish-born landscape architect Robert Carmichael to design the cemetery. The cemetery is laid out in a style similar to Mount Auburn, with curving lanes, terraces and a circle of vaults. Carmichael imported and planted trees and flowering shrubs from the mountains of Kentucky, intending the cemetery to double as an arboretum in a time when residents could not easily travel to see mountain plants not native to the region. Carmichael is also buried in the cemetery.[2]

There are numerous monuments and memoria in the cemetery.[2][3] A central feature is the State Mound, featuring a Kentucky War Memorial designed by Robert E. Launitz and inscribed with the names of officers killed in numerous wars.[4] During the American Civil War, Frankfort Cemetery was used for the final resting place of soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Corporal, Lyman B. Hannaford of the 103rd Ohio Infantry notes in his letter dated April 2, 1863, "They are planting (as soldiers term it) a good many soldiers here—almost one per day. That is a good many for the number of troops here."[5]

Interments edit

Further information: Category:Burials at Frankfort Cemetery

Kentucky Governors edit

Seventeen Kentucky governors are buried there:

Other notable people edit

Other notable people buried at Frankfort Cemetery include:

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#74000872)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Morton, Jennie C (1909). "History of the Frankfort Cemetery (From the Streets of the Capital)". Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society. 7 (19): 23–34. JSTOR 23367200 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ "History of the Frankfort cemetery : Johnson, L. F. (Lewis Franklin), 1859–1931 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Robinson, Jennifer Kaye. "Frankfort Cemetery and Chapel (National Register of Historic Places – Nomination Form)". National Park Service (US Government). Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "2 April 1863". The Civil War Letters of Lyman Beecher Hannaford. September 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Women's History Month: Lucy Pattie". therecordonline.net. March 14, 2019.

External links edit

 
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December 01, 2023
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The Frankfort Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located on East Main Street in Frankfort Kentucky The cemetery is the burial site of Daniel Boone and contains the graves of other famous Americans including seventeen Kentucky governors and a Vice President of the United States 2 Frankfort Cemetery and ChapelU S National Register of Historic PlacesEntrance to Frankfort CemeteryShow map of KentuckyShow map of the United StatesLocationFrankfort KentuckyCoordinates38 11 52 2 N 84 52 01 8 W 38 197833 N 84 867167 W 38 197833 84 867167Built1844ArchitectCarmichael Robert Launitz Robert E Architectural styleRomanesqueWebsitewww wbr frankfortcemetery wbr orgNRHP reference No 74000872 1 Added to NRHPJuly 12 1974The cemetery is built on a bluff overlooking the Kentucky River with views of the Kentucky State Capitol the Kentucky Governor s Mansion downtown Frankfort south Frankfort and the Capitol District Contents 1 History 2 Interments 2 1 Kentucky Governors 2 2 Other notable people 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe cemetery was created by Judge Mason Brown son of statesman John Brown inspired by a visit to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston Brown enlisted other Frankfort civic leaders and on February 27 1844 the Kentucky General Assembly approved the cemetery s incorporation The 32 acre 13 ha property then called Hunter s Garden was purchased in 1845 for 3 801 Additional land was purchased in 1858 and in 1911 for a total of 100 acres 40 ha Brown hired Scottish born landscape architect Robert Carmichael to design the cemetery The cemetery is laid out in a style similar to Mount Auburn with curving lanes terraces and a circle of vaults Carmichael imported and planted trees and flowering shrubs from the mountains of Kentucky intending the cemetery to double as an arboretum in a time when residents could not easily travel to see mountain plants not native to the region Carmichael is also buried in the cemetery 2 There are numerous monuments and memoria in the cemetery 2 3 A central feature is the State Mound featuring a Kentucky War Memorial designed by Robert E Launitz and inscribed with the names of officers killed in numerous wars 4 During the American Civil War Frankfort Cemetery was used for the final resting place of soldiers on both sides of the conflict Corporal Lyman B Hannaford of the 103rd Ohio Infantry notes in his letter dated April 2 1863 They are planting as soldiers term it a good many soldiers here almost one per day That is a good many for the number of troops here 5 Interments editFurther information Category Burials at Frankfort Cemetery Kentucky Governors edit Seventeen Kentucky governors are buried there John Adair J C W Beckham Luke P Blackburn William O Connell Bradley Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr John J Crittenden William Goebel Christopher Greenup Robert P Letcher George Madison Charles S Morehead James T Morehead Edwin P Morrow Charles Scott Augustus O Stanley Lawrence Wetherby Simeon Willis Other notable people edit Other notable people buried at Frankfort Cemetery include Rufus B Atwood president of Kentucky State University Bland Ballard soldier and statesman William T Barry member of the United States Senate and United States Postmaster General George M Bibb U S Senate and United States Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Boone American pioneer Rebecca Boone American pioneer and the wife of Daniel Boone John Brown lawyer statesman Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr U S Army general World War II Johnson N Camden Jr U S Senator Henry Clay Jr soldier and statesman Henry Crist Kentucky pioneer member of the Kentucky General Assembly and the United States House of Representatives George Bibb Crittenden Confederate Army general Thomas Leonidas Crittenden Union Army general Anthony Crockett Revolutionary War soldier and politician John Milton Elliott judge murdered Thomas Y Fitzpatrick U S Representative County Judge County Attorney Gilbert Genesta magician drowned Martin D Hardin politician Parker Watkins Hardin politician Attorney General of Kentucky 1879 1888 Joel Tanner Hart sculptor Elizabeth Ann Hulette professional wrestling manager Willard Rouse Jillson Kentucky historian geologist Richard Mentor Johnson Vice President of the United States William Lindsay U S Senate Humphrey Marshall U S and Confederate States Congressman Confederate Army general Thomas Francis Marshall lawyer politician Kentucky House of Representatives John Calvin Mason attorney U S Representative Silas B Mason construction contractor who built the Grand Coulee Dam racehorse owner breeder who won the 1933 Preakness Stakes Samuel McKee law U S Representative Presley O Bannon U S Marine credited as first to raise the American flag over foreign soil in 1805 at the Battle of Derna Theodore O Hara poet newspaperman soldier Lucy Phenton Pattie 1842 1922 the only honorary initiated female member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity 6 Thomas H Paynter U S Senate Paul Sawyier Kentucky artist Solomon P Sharp Attorney General of Kentucky murdered in the Beauchamp Sharp Tragedy John Simpson soldier member of the Kentucky General Assembly Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and Congressman elect Daniel Weisiger Swigert 1883 1912 Thoroughbred racehorse breeder owner of Elmendorf Farm Isham Talbot U S Senate Landon Addison Thomas businessman and member of the Kentucky General Assembly from Frankfort Kentucky Thomas Todd Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court South Trimble Kentucky House of Representatives U S Representative Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Emily Harvie Thomas Tubman businesswoman and philanthropist from Frankfort Kentucky was an early supporter of the Christian Church Disciples of Christ John White served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and in the U S House where he served as Speaker of the HouseGallery editGravestones and Memorials in Frankfort Cemetery nbsp Pioneer explorer Daniel Boone amp wife Rebecca Bryan nbsp Gov Robert P Letcher nbsp Impressionist painter Paul Sawyier nbsp Confederate Monument in Frankfort nbsp One side of the Kentucky War Memorial nbsp Names of some of the American dead Raisin River Massacre War of 1812 Kentucky War Memorial nbsp ChapelReferences edit National Register Information System 74000872 National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 a b c Morton Jennie C 1909 History of the Frankfort Cemetery From the Streets of the Capital Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society 7 19 23 34 JSTOR 23367200 via JSTOR History of the Frankfort cemetery Johnson L F Lewis Franklin 1859 1931 Free Download Borrow and Streaming Internet Archive Robinson Jennifer Kaye Frankfort Cemetery and Chapel National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form National Park Service US Government Retrieved December 4 2011 2 April 1863 The Civil War Letters of Lyman Beecher Hannaford September 5 2018 Women s History Month Lucy Pattie therecordonline net March 14 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frankfort Cemetery Official website Frankfort Cemetery Map amp Photos Frankfort Cemetery at Find a Grave nbsp Daniel Boone s Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frankfort Cemetery amp oldid 1174355148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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