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Forest Hill Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2181 S50W, Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana
Coordinates	39°37′41″N 86°51′31″W / 39.62806°N 86.85861°W / 39.62806; -86.85861
Area	27 acres (11 ha)
Built	1865 (1865)
Architect	Tinsley, William; Jones, Thomas Dow
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	15000598
Added to NRHP	September 14, 2015

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Notable interments

• Thomas Bowman, Methodist Episcopal bishop
• Albertus Theodore Briggs (1862–1937), Methodist Episcopal minister
• Pearl Bryan (c. 1874–1896), murder victim
• Ed Eiteljorge (1871–1942), American baseball player
• Courtland C. Gillen (1880–1954), U.S. Representative from Indiana, judge and lawyer
• John Hanna (1827–1882), U.S. Representative and U.S. Attorney from Indiana, mayor of Greencastle
• Courtland C. Matson (1841–1915), U.S. Representative from Indiana
• Finis McLean (1806–1881), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• Cyrus Nutt (1814–1875), president of Indiana University
• John Clark Ridpath (1840–1900), author and educator

References

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

External links

• Media related to Forest Hill Cemetery (Greencastle, Indiana) at Wikimedia Commons
• Forest Hill Cemetery at Find a Grave

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