Grandview Cemetery (Chillicothe, Ohio)
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Grandview Cemetery is a cemetery in Chillicothe, Ohio
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Grandview Cemetery (originally spelled Grand View as two words) was established around 1841.
The ground the cemetery stands on looks down upon the valleys of the Scioto River and Paint Creek, with a panoramic view of the city of Chillicothe.
The land for Grandview was purchased outside of the city limits of Chillicothe in order to provide a more restful setting for the new cemetery (one of the burial grounds it replaced later became the site of a railroad depot).
Grandview Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1978.
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
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Grandview Cemetery (originally spelled Grand View as two words) was established around 1841.
The ground the cemetery stands on looks down upon the valleys of the Scioto River and Paint Creek, with a panoramic view of the city of Chillicothe.
The land for Grandview was purchased outside of the city limits of Chillicothe in order to provide a more restful setting for the new cemetery (one of the burial grounds it replaced later became the site of a railroad depot).
Grandview Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1978.
Notable burials
- William Allen (governor)William Allen (governor)William Allen was an Democratic Representative, Senator and 31st Governor of Ohio. He moved to the U.S. state of Ohio after his parents died, residing in Chillicothe, Ohio....
- Henry Holcomb BennettHenry Holcomb BennettHenry Holcomb Bennett was an American author, journalist, and poet.-Biography:Bennett was born in Chillicothe, Ohio on December 5, 1863. He attended Kenyon College and graduated in 1886. He moved to Kansas for a time before returning to his home town as a journalist...
- Harold Kile Claypool
- Horatio Clifford Claypool
- William Creighton, Jr.William Creighton, Jr.William Creighton was an attorney, banker and legislator. He always signed his name "William Creighton, Jr." because he had an elder cousin of the same name who also lived in Ross County, Ohio.- Early life :...
- Edwin H. Davis
- Lewis DeschlerLewis DeschlerLewis Deschler was the first, and longest serving, Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives. He started his term on February 1, 1927 during the 70th United States Congress following the retirement of Lehr Fess...
- Albert DouglasAlbert DouglasAlbert Douglas was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, Douglas attended the public schools of Chillicothe and a preparatory school. He graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, in 1872 and from Harvard Law School in 1874. He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and...
- Richard EnderlinRichard EnderlinRichard Enderlin was a musician and United States Army soldier who received a Medal of Honor for the heroism he displayed when fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.-Gettysburg:...
- Joseph Scott Fullerton
- Dard HunterDard HunterWilliam Joseph "Dard" Hunter was an American authority on printing, paper, and papermaking—especially by hand, using the tools and craft of four centuries prior...
- William A. Ireland
- Richard Long, Jr.
- Duncan McArthurDuncan McArthurright|thumb|350pxDuncan McArthur was a Federalist and National Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 11th Governor of Ohio....
- Philip Mechem
- Joseph Miller
- Lawrence Talbot Neal
- Noel SicklesNoel SicklesNoel Douglas Sickles was an American commercial illustrator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Scorchy Smith....
- Joshua Woodrow Sill
- George Hunter Smith
- Burton E. Stevenson
- James Strode Swearingen
- Edward TiffinEdward TiffinEdward Tiffin was a Democratic-Republican politician from Ohio, and first Governor of the state.-Biography:Sources indicate that he was born in Carlisle; however he may have been born in or near Workington — also in the then county of Cumberland, England...
- Carey Trimble
- George H. Tyler
- John Inskeep Vanmeter
- Thomas Woodrow
- Thomas Worthington (governor)