Angel Hill Cemetery Explained

Angel Hill Cemetery
Established:	May 4, 1886
Location:	Havre de Grace, Maryland
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	39.5556°N -76.1031°W

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

History

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

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

• C. B. Burns (1879–1968), baseball player^[5]
• Frederick Lee Cobourn (1885–1962), politician and judge^[6]
• John Donahoo (1786–1858), lighthouse builder and town commissioner^[7]
• James W. Foster (died 1932), politician^[8]
• Harry C. Lawder (1844–1921), politician and merchant
• Robert R. Lawder (died 1967), state politician and mayor of Havre de Grace^[9]
• John O'Neill (1768–1838), lighthouse keeper and defender of Havre de Grace in War of 1812^{[7] [10]}
• G. Arnold Pfaffenbach (1904–1982), Maryland state delegate and lawyer^[11]
• Robert Seneca (died 1931), state delegate and mayor of Havre de Grace^[12]
• Stone family, victims of murderer Hattie Stone^[13]
• Millard Tydings (1890–1961), U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative^[14]
• Murray Vandiver (1845–1916), Maryland state delegate, Treasurer of Maryland and mayor of Havre de Grace^[15]
• Robert R. Vandiver (1805–1885), Maryland state delegate and contractor^[16]

See also

• List of cemeteries in Maryland

External links

• • Maryland State Archives: Angel Hill Cemetery Co. (C2442-1731)

Notes and References

1. Book: [{{Google books|pQ8oAAAAYAAJ|page=175|plainurl=yes}} Annual Report of the Bureau of Industrial Statistics of Maryland]. 1899. 175. December 17, 2022.
2. News: Angel Hill Cemetery . August 20, 1886 . . 2 . . December 17, 2022.
3. Book: Soderberg, Susan Cooke . Lest We Forget . 138 . 1995 . 9780942597769 . . December 16, 2022.
4. News: 'House of Cards' star Kevin Spacey in Havre de Grace for cemetery scene . Zumer . Bryna . October 9, 2014 . . December 17, 2022.
5. News: Burns . 1968-06-07 . . C15 . . 2023-03-18.
6. News: F. B. Cobourn . June 25, 1962 . The Evening Sun . 4 . . January 14, 2023.
7. News: Two Lights on the Hill . April 2001 . Lighthouse Digest Magazine . Simms . William Q. . 2023-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216004222/http://www.lhdigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=1004 . 2023-02-16 . live.
8. News: Foster . 1932-11-18 . . 20 . . 2023-03-06.
9. News: Lawder, 73, Ex-Mayor of Havre De Grace . September 4, 1967 . The Evening Sun . 6 . . December 25, 2022.
10. Book: A Travel Guide to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake . 2011 . 165 . . December 16, 2022.
11. News: Pfaffenbach . June 23, 1982 . . 49 . . December 16, 2022.
12. News: Seneca . 1931-03-31 . The Evening Sun . 34 . . 2023-03-10.
13. Book: Silberman, Lauren R. . Wild Women of Maryland: Grit & Gumption in the Free State . 2015 . 121–122 . . December 16, 2022.
14. Book: Eisenberg, Gerson G. . Marylanders Who Served The Nation: A Biographical Dictionary of Federal Officials from Maryland . 1992 . 9780942370348 . . December 16, 2022.
15. Web site: Murray Vandiver . Maryland Manual On-Line . . December 17, 2022.
16. News: Death of Robert R. Vandiver . 1885-09-11 . . 2 . . 2023-02-15.