Ivy Hill Cemetery
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Established1850s
Location
Laurel, Maryland
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39°06′22″N 76°51′58″W / 39.106°N 76.866°W / 39.106; -76.866
TypePublic
Size10 acres (4.0 ha)
No. of graves3,000+ interments
Find a GraveIvy Hill Cemetery

Ivy Hill Cemetery is on the north side of Old Sandy Spring Road across from its intersection with Nichols Drive in Laurel, Maryland, United States, within the city's historic district.[1] Burials began in the 19th century after the Laurel Cotton Mill reserved three acres in the 1850s for burial of mill employees.[2][3] The Ivy Hill Cemetery Company acquired the original land, known as both the Laurel Mill Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery, and added five more acres in 1890.[3] Ivy Hill merged with Greenwood Cemetery in 1944,[4] bringing its size to ten acres.[5] A joint memorial service is held annually by the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, Laurel Volunteer Rescue Squad, and Laurel Police Department.[6] The Ivy Hill Association, a tax exempt organization[7] formed in 1973,[3] was appointed by the Circuit Court of Prince George's County as the cemetery's trustee in 1974.[5] The organization received a Saint George's Day award in 1981 from the Prince George's County Historical Society for preserving and salvaging the cemetery.[8] The oldest gravestone, for a man named Pritchard, dates to 1867.[5]

Notable burials

References

  1. ^ "Historic District Commission". City of Laurel, Maryland. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Casstevens, Frances Harding (2004). George W. Alexander and Castle Thunder: A Confederate Prison and Its Commandant. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-7864-3730-6. George Washington Alexander died on February 20, 1895, at his home in Laurel, Maryland. ... He was interred at Ivy Hill Cemetery on Old Sandy Springs Road, near the intersection of Nichols Drive. A simple headstone is engraved with only the dates of his birth and death—1829 and 1895, respectively.
  3. ^ a b c "Historic Sites in Laurel, Maryland". ArcGIS (Esri). entry 19. Retrieved January 7, 2016. In the 1850s the Laurel Cotton Mill set aside three acres of land for the burial of mill employees.
  4. ^ "Cemeteries of Prince George's County Maryland A thru L". Prince George's County Genealogical Society. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c Glaros, Tony (September 1, 2016). "Caretakers of Laurel's history at Ivy Hill Cemetery". Laurel Leader. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Laurel Memorial Day Service 2002". laurelvfd.org. Laurel Volunteer Fire Department. Retrieved December 11, 2011. Laurel firefighters along with the Laurel Rescue Squad and Laurel City Police paid tribute to our fallen brothers and sisters at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Laurel. The joint service is held every Memorial Day by the American Legion, Laurel Fire Department, Laurel Rescue Squad and Laurel Police.
  7. ^ "Laurel, MD Tax Exempt/NonProfit Organizations". taxexemptworld.com. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  8. ^ "News and Notes, Vol IX, No 5, Saint George's Day Awards, 1981" (Word). pghistory.org. Prince George's County Historical Society. May 1981. Retrieved December 13, 2011. ... a new body of fourteen trustees has through their personal labor, restored the cemetery's quiet beauty and planned for the future by raising an endowment fund of $104,000 to date.
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