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	Chippiannock Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Celtic Cross near entrance, designed by Alexander Stirling Calder
Location	2901 Twelfth St.; Rock Island, Illinois
Coordinates	41°28′54″N 90°34′40″W / 41.48167°N 90.57778°W
Area	77 acres (31 ha)
Built	1850
Architect	Almerin Hotchkiss
Architectural style	Classical Revival; Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	94000437
Added to NRHP	May 06, 1994

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Chippiannock Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on 12th Street and 31st Avenue in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. The word “Chippiannock” is a Native American term which means “place of the dead”.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

History

Rock Island was in need of a permanent cemetery in 1854. The town's population was 5,000 and the dead were being buried somewhat haphazardly in Bailey Davenport's pasture, which is now Longview Park.^[3] The first board of directors of the Chippiannock Cemetery Association included Holmes Hakes, S.S. Guyer, William L. Lee, Bailey Davenport, and Henry A. Porter. In 1855 Chippiannock's founders purchased 62 acres (25 ha) on Manitou Ridge and secured the services of noted landscape architect Almerin Hotchkiss to design a cemetery patterned in the rural cemetery style of Mt. Auburn in Massachusetts (America's first garden-style cemetery). Almerin Hotchkiss also designed Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn and Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.

The property consists of a western slope and the crest of Manitou Ridge. The site features gently rolling wooded hills that climb to a broad plateau. It is located near the midpoint between the Mississippi and Rock Rivers. Hotchkiss designed a system of curvilinear driveways winding around the various burial sections.

The cemetery includes impressive monuments by Alexander Stirling Calder and Paul de Vigne. Many of the monuments reflect attitudes about death and mourning from the Victorian Era. Some of the more memorable grave markers include life-size stone statues, a ship's anchor, a six-ton granite ball, a baby's cradle, the sleeping dog statue guarding the Dimick children, and the mourning woman at the Cable monument.^[3]

The Sexton's House is a Gothic Revival farmhouse that predates the cemetery. It continues to serve as the home of the cemetery superintendent. There are more than 25,000 people buried at Chippiannock Cemetery.^[3] The preservation of the cemetery is the responsibility of the Chippiannock Cemetery Heritage Foundation as well as other interested citizens.

Chippiannock was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1994.^[1] It was the first cemetery in Illinois to be listed on the National Register.^[2]

Popular culture

It is an important location in Max Allan Collins's graphic novel Road to Perdition, which was the basis for the film of the same name, starring Tom Hanks and Paul Newman.

Notable burials

Napoleon Bonaparte Buford (1807–1883), American Civil War Brigadier General
Benjamin T. Cable (1853–1923), U.S. House of Representatives, 1891–93
Ransom Reed Cable (1834–1909), president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
George Davenport (1783–1845), one of the earliest settlers in Rock Island, developed what is now the Quad Cities, and namesake of Davenport, Iowa
Frederick Denkmann (1824–1905), co-founded Weyerhauser-Denkmann Lumber Company with Frederick Weyerhauser
William H. Gest (1838–1912), U.S. House of Representatives, 1887–91
Ben Harper (1817–1887), businessman and mayor of Rock Island
William Hoffman (1807–1884), American Civil War Brevet Major General
Minnie Potter (1865–1936), president and CEO of the Argus, a daily newspaper
Chester C. Thompson (1893–1971), mayor of Rock Island, U.S. House of Representatives, 1933–39
Benjamin Dann Walsh (1808–1869), First Illinois State Entomologist
Frederick Weyerhauser (1834–1914), founded the Weyerhauser Company

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Alma Gaul (June 14, 2015). "Chippiannock also is 'registered'; Riverside is candidate". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Chippiannock Cemetery, 2901 12th Street". City of Rock Island. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.

External links

Official website
Illinois Ancestors Chippiannock Cemetery Headstone Photos
Some Notable Burials
Chippiannock Cemetery at Find a Grave

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Gaul-2] Alma Gaul (June 14, 2015). "Chippiannock also is 'registered'; Riverside is candidate". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[rigov-3] "Chippiannock Cemetery, 2901 12th Street". City of Rock Island. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.

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-'''Chippiannock Cemetery''' is a [[cemetery]] located on 12th Street and 31st Avenue in [[Rock Island, Illinois]]. The word “Chippiannock” is a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] term which means “place of the dead”.
+'''Chippiannock Cemetery''' is a [[rural cemetery]] located on 12th Street and 31st Avenue in [[Rock Island, Illinois]], United States. The word “Chippiannock” is a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] term which means “place of the dead”.<ref name=Gaul>{{cite news|author=Alma Gaul|title=Chippiannock also is 'registered'; Riverside is candidate|work=[[Quad-City Times]]|location=[[Davenport, Iowa]]|date=June 14, 2015|url=http://qctimes.com/chippiannock-also-is-registered-riverside-is-candidate/article_6c2e3a89-4048-5d84-bfaa-67fd99900077.html|accessdate=2015-06-16}}</ref> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1994.
 ==History==
-Rock Island was in need of a  permanent cemetery in 1854.  The town's population was 5,000 and the dead were being buried somewhat haphazardly in Bailey Davenport’s pasture, which is now [[Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens|Longview Park]].<ref name=rigov>{{cite web
+Rock Island was in need of a permanent cemetery in 1854. The town's population was 5,000 and the dead were being buried somewhat haphazardly in Bailey Davenport's pasture, which is now [[Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens|Longview Park]].<ref name=rigov>{{cite web|url=http://www.rigov.org/citydepartments/ced/chippiannockcemetery.html|title=Chippiannock Cemetery, 2901 12th Street|publisher=City of Rock Island|accessdate=2011-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505233811/http://www.rigov.org/citydepartments/ced/chippiannockcemetery.html|archive-date=2011-05-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first board of directors of the Chippiannock Cemetery Association included Holmes Hakes, S.S. Guyer, William L. Lee, Bailey Davenport, and Henry A. Porter. In 1855 Chippiannock's founders purchased {{convert|62|acre|ha}} on Manitou Ridge and secured the services of noted [[landscape architect]] Almerin Hotchkiss to design a [[cemetery]] patterned in the [[rural cemetery]] style of [[Mount Auburn Cemetery|Mt. Auburn]] in [[Massachusetts]] (America's first garden-style cemetery). Almerin Hotchkiss also designed [[Green-Wood Cemetery]] in [[Brooklyn]] and [[Bellefontaine Cemetery]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]].
-|url=http://www.rigov.org/citydepartments/ced/chippiannockcemetery.html|title=Chippiannock Cemetery, 2901 12th Street |publisher=City of Rock Island|accessdate=2011-04-01|last=|first=}}</ref>  The first board of directors of the Chippiannock Cemetery Association included Holmes Hakes, S.S. Guyer, William L. Lee, Bailey Davenport and Henry A. Porter.  In [[1855]] Chippiannock's founders purchased {{convert|62|acre|ha}} on Manitou Ridge and secured the services of noted [[landscape architect]] Almerin Hotchkiss to design a [[cemetery]] patterned in the rural cemetery style of [[Mount Auburn Cemetery|Mt. Auburn]] in [[Massachusetts]] (America's first garden-style cemetery). Almerin Hotchkiss also designed [[Green-Wood Cemetery]] in [[Brooklyn]] and [[Bellefontaine and Calvary Cemeteries|Bellefontaine Cemetery]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]].
 [[File:Chippiannock Cable.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Cable monument by Paul de Vigne]]
-The property consists of a western slope and the crest of Manitou Ridge.  The site also features gently rolling wooded hills that climb to a broad plateau. It is located near the midpoint between the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] and [[Rock River]]s. Hotchkiss designed a system of curvilinear driveways winding around the various burial sections.
+The property consists of a western slope and the crest of Manitou Ridge. The site features gently rolling wooded hills that climb to a broad plateau. It is located near the midpoint between the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] and [[Rock River (Mississippi River)|Rock Rivers]]. Hotchkiss designed a system of curvilinear driveways winding around the various burial sections.
+The cemetery includes impressive monuments by [[Alexander Stirling Calder]] and [[Paul de Vigne]]. Many of the monuments reflect attitudes about death and mourning from the [[Victorian Era]]. Some of the more memorable grave markers include life-size stone statues, a ship's anchor, a six-ton granite ball, a baby's cradle, the sleeping dog statue guarding the Dimick children, and the mourning woman at the Cable monument.<ref name=rigov/>
-The landscape design and spectacular examples of art and architecture earned the cemetery [[National Register of Historic Places|National Register]] status in May 1994. The cemetery was the third cemetery in Illinois to receive this recognition.
+The Sexton's House is a [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] [[farmhouse]] that predates the cemetery. It continues to serve as the home of the cemetery superintendent.  There are more than 25,000 people buried at Chippiannock Cemetery.<ref name=rigov/> The preservation of the cemetery is the responsibility of the Chippiannock Cemetery Heritage Foundation as well as other interested citizens.
-The cemetery includes impressive monuments by [[Alexander Stirling Calder]] and [[Paul de Vigne]].  Many of the monuments reflect attitudes about death and mourning from the [[Victorian Era]].  Some of the more memorable grave markers include life-size stone statues, a ship’s anchor, a six-ton granite ball, a baby’s cradle, the sleeping dog statue guarding the Dimick children and the mourning woman at the Cable monument.<ref name=rigov/>
+Chippiannock was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1994.<ref name="nris"/> It was the first cemetery in Illinois to be listed on the National Register.<ref name=Gaul/>
-The Sexton’s House is a [[Gothic Revival]] farmhouse that predates the cemetery. It continues to serve as the home of the cemetery superintendent.  There are more than 25,000 people buried at Chippiannock Cemetery.<ref name=rigov/> The preservation of the cemetery is the responsibility of the Chippiannock Cemetery Heritage Foundation as well as other interested citizens.
-==Popular Culture==
+==Popular culture==
 It is an important location in [[Max Allan Collins]]'s [[graphic novel]] ''[[Road to Perdition (comics)|Road to Perdition]]'', which was the basis for the [[Road to Perdition|film of the same name]], starring [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Paul Newman]].
-==Notable Chippiannock burials==
+==Notable burials==
-[[File:Denkman Masoleum RI IL.jpg|thumb|right|Denkmann Mausoleum]]
+[[File:Denkman Masoleum RI IL.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Denkmann Mausoleum]]
 * [[Napoleon Bonaparte Buford]] (1807–1883), [[American Civil War]] [[Brigadier General]]
-* [[Benjamin T. Cable]] (1853–1923), [[U.S. House of Representatives]], 1891-1893
+* [[Benjamin T. Cable]] (1853–1923), [[U.S. House of Representatives]], 1891–93
 * [[Ransom Reed Cable]] (1834–1909), president of the [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]]
+* [[George Davenport]] (1783–1845), one of the earliest settlers in Rock Island, developed what is now the Quad Cities, and namesake of [[Davenport, Iowa]]
 * [[Frederick Denkmann]] (1824–1905), co-founded Weyerhauser-Denkmann Lumber Company with Frederick Weyerhauser
-* [[William H. Gest]] (1838–1912), [[U.S. House of Representatives]], 1887-1891
+* [[William H. Gest]] (1838–1912), [[U.S. House of Representatives]], 1887–91
+* [[Ben Harper (politician)|Ben Harper]] (1817–1887), businessman and mayor of Rock Island
 * [[William Hoffman (U.S. Army)|William Hoffman]] (1807–1884), [[American Civil War]] [[Brevet (military)|Brevet]] [[Major General (United States)|Major General]]
 * [[Potter House (Rock Island, Illinois)|Minnie Potter]] (1865–1936), president and CEO of the ''Argus'', a daily newspaper
-* [[Chester C. Thompson]] (1893–1971),  Mayor of Rock Island, [[U.S. House of Representatives]], 1933-1939
+* [[Chester C. Thompson]] (1893–1971), mayor of Rock Island, [[U.S. House of Representatives]], 1933–39
-* [[Benjamin Dann Walsh]] (1808-1869), First Illinois State Entomologist
+* [[Benjamin Dann Walsh]] (1808–1869), First Illinois State Entomologist
 * [[Frederick Weyerhauser]] (1834–1914), founded the [[Weyerhauser|Weyerhauser Company]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==Further reading==
 [[File:Sextons House RI IL.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Sexton's House]]
-* “150 Years of Epitaphs at Chippiannock Cemetery”. Rock Island, Ill.: Chippiannock Cemetery Heritage Foundation, ©2006.
+* “150 Years of Epitaphs at Chippiannock Cemetery”. Rock Island, Ill.: Chippiannock Cemetery Heritage Foundation, 2006.
-* “Passages: A Collection of Personal Histories of Chippiannock Cemetery”. Bettendorf, Iowa: Razor Edge Press, ©2006.
+* “Passages: A Collection of Personal Histories of Chippiannock Cemetery”. Bettendorf, Iowa: Razor Edge Press, 2006.
+* "[https://books.google.com/books?id=rRA4NNbUKTkC Chippiannock Cemetery]" (Images of America series). {{ISBN|0738577413}}. Arcadia Publishing, 2010.
 ==External links==
+{{Commons category}} <!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
 * [http://www.chippiannock.com/ Official website]
+* [http://www.illinoisancestors.org/cemphotos/v/rockisland/ Illinois Ancestors] Chippiannock Cemetery Headstone Photos
 * [http://genealogytrails.com/ill/rockisland/ceme_chippiannock.html Some Notable Burials]
+* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
 {{National Register of Historic Places}}
+{{NRHP in Rock Island County, Illinois}}
-[[Category:Classical Revival architecture in Illinois]]
+[[Category:Neoclassical architecture in Illinois]]
 [[Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Illinois]]
-[[Category:1850 establishments]]
+[[Category:1850 establishments in Illinois]]
 [[Category:Protected areas of Rock Island County, Illinois]]
-[[Category:Rock Island, Illinois]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Rock Island, Illinois]]
-[[Category:Visitor attractions in the Quad Cities]]
+[[Category:Tourist attractions in Rock Island, Illinois]]
-[[Category:Cemeteries in Illinois]]
 [[Category:Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]]
 [[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Rock Island County, Illinois]]
 [[Category:Cemeteries in the Quad Cities]]
+[[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]]
+[[Category:Rural cemeteries]]
+[[Category:Cemeteries established in the 1850s]]

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