Spring Hill Cemetery (Huntington, West Virginia) Explained

Spring Hill Cemetery
Native Name Lang:	English
Established:	1874
Location:	1427 Norway Ave, Huntington, West Virginia 25705
Owner:	Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District
Size:	110 acres
Graves:	+80,000
Website:	Official website
Findagraveid:	79969

Spring Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Huntington, West Virginia. Established in 1874, Spring Hill Cemetery's oldest grave is dated 1838, with the first official burial being 1873.^{[1] [2]}

Notable burials

• 1861 - Albert G. Jenkins, former United States House of Representatives
• 1875 - Peter Cline Buffington, first mayor of Huntington, West Virginia
• 1886 - Charles B. Hoard, former United States House of Representatives
• 1900 - Eustace Gibson, former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
• 1930 - James A. Hughes, former United States House of Representatives
• 1954 - Skeeter Shelton, former Major League Baseball Outfielder
• 1959 - Will E. Neal, former United States House of Representatives

The Marshall Plane Crash

In 1970, the Southern Airways Flight 932 was carrying 37 members of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, eight members of the coaching staff, 25 boosters, two pilots, two flight attendants, and a charter coordinator.^[3] The team was returning home after a 17–14 loss to the East Carolina Pirates at Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.^[4] A mass funeral was held at the field house and many of the dead were buried at the Spring Hill Cemetery, some together because bodies were not identifiable.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: CEMETERIES . 2024-08-16 . Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation District.
2. Web site: Casto . James . Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington . The West Virginia Encyclopedia.
3. Web site: Plane crash devastates Marshall University. History.com. September 25, 2016.
4. News: The story of the 1970 Marshall Plane Crash. Withers. Bob. December 19, 2006. The Herald-Dispatch. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101204042417/http://media.herald-dispatch.com/mucrash/index.php?p=1_61. December 4, 2010. November 15, 2010.
5. News: The story of the 1970 Marshall Plane Crash. Withers. Bob. December 19, 2006. The Herald-Dispatch. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101204042417/http://media.herald-dispatch.com/mucrash/index.php?p=1_61. December 4, 2010. November 15, 2010.
6. News: Bianchi . Mike . People have not forgotten Marshall Crash 30 years ago . 12 November 2020 . . 12 November 2000 . Identifying the bodies was an almost impossible task because the explosion tore them apart and the fire burned them to bits. Six victims never were identified, and today their bodies are buried in adjoining graves next to a monument at Spring Hill Cemetery, which overlooks Marshall's campus..