Forest Hill Cemetery (Greencastle, Indiana) Explained

Forest Hill Cemetery
Location:	2181 S50W, Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana
Coordinates:	39.6281°N -86.8586°W
Architect:	Tinsley, William; Jones, Thomas Dow
Architecture:	Gothic Revival, Art Deco
Added:	September 14, 2015
Refnum:	15000598^[1]

Forest Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana. It was established in 1865, and is a 133-acre city cemetery for Greencastle, Indiana. Notable features include the Forest Hill Abbey (1931), four family crypts (c. 1880), the Soldier's Monument (1870), DAR Monument (1915), and the cemetery layout and soldier's section.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.^[1]

Notable interments

• Thomas Bowman, Methodist Episcopal bishop^[3]
• Albertus Theodore Briggs (1862–1937), Methodist Episcopal minister
• Pearl Bryan (–1896), murder victim^[4]
• Ed Eiteljorge (1871–1942), American baseball player^[5]
• Courtland C. Gillen (1880–1954), U.S. Representative from Indiana, judge and lawyer^[6]
• John Hanna (1827–1882), U.S. Representative and U.S. Attorney from Indiana, mayor of Greencastle^[7]
• Courtland C. Matson (1841–1915), U.S. Representative from Indiana^[8]
• Finis McLean (1806–1881), U.S. Representative from Kentucky^[9]
• Cyrus Nutt (1814–1875), president of Indiana University^[10]
• John Clark Ridpath (1840–1900), author and educator

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2015-09-25. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 through 9/18/15. National Park Service.
2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Forest Hill Cemetery . 2016-06-01. John Warner. PDF. n.d.. and Accompanying photographs.
3. News: Chapel Service to Pay High Honor To Civil War President of DePauw . 1939-04-23 . . 6 . . 2022-10-07.
4. News: Mystery in Pearl Bryan Murder Still Unsolved . . March 7, 1937 . 70 . . 2022-10-07.
5. Web site: Ed Eiteljorge . baseball-reference.com . 2022-10-07.
6. Web site: Gillen, Courtland Craig . . 2022-10-07.
7. Web site: Hanna, John . . 2022-10-07.
8. Web site: Matson, Courtland Cushing . . 2022-10-07.
9. Web site: McLean, Finis Ewing . . 2022-10-07.
10. Web site: Cyrus Nutt . DePauw University: A Pictorial History . . Stephanie Yee . Loong . 2003 . 2022-10-07.