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'''Oak Hill Cemetery''', located just north of downtown, is [[Birmingham, Alabama]]'s oldest [[cemetery]]. Originally {{convert|21.5|acre|m2}} on the estate of James M. Ware, it was already a burial ground by April 1869 when it served as the resting place for the infant daughter of future mayor Robert H. Henley. It was marked as "City Cemetery" on the original plats for Birmingham laid out by the Elyton Land Company and was formally sold to the city on December 29, 1873 for the sum of $1,073.50.
'''Oak Hill Cemetery''', located just north of downtown, is [[Birmingham, Alabama]]'s oldest [[cemetery]]. Originally {{convert|21.5|acre|m2}} on the estate of James M. Ware, it was already a burial ground by April 1869 when it served as the resting place for the infant daughter of future mayor Robert H. Henley. It was marked as "City Cemetery" on the original plats for Birmingham laid out by the Elyton Land Company and was formally sold to the city on December 29, 1873 for the sum of $1,073.50.


Most of the 10,000 or so burials at Oak Hill were interred before 1930, including nine of the ten landholders who founded the city, many early mayors, a [[American Revolution|Revolutionary]] soldier, numerous [[American Civil War]] veterans, and the first male child born in the city. Although few records exist from the time, most believe the "[[Potter's Field]]" section was also used as the final resting place for many victims of the 1873 [[cholera]] epidemic.
Most of the 10,000 or so burials at Oak Hill were interred before 1930, including nine of the ten landholders who founded the city, many early mayors, a [[American Revolution|Revolutionary]] soldier, numerous [[American Civil War]] veterans, and the first male child born in the city. Although few records exist from the time, most believe the "[[Potter's field|Potter's Field]]" section was also used as the final resting place for many victims of the 1873 [[cholera]] epidemic.


In 1889 Judge A. O. Lane purchased {{convert|200|acre|km2|1}} on the southern slopes of [[Red Mountain (Birmingham, Alabama)]], now [[Lane Park]], for the burial of paupers, thereby ending the use of Oak Hill's "Potter's Field". In 1928 the caretaker's cottage near the center of the property, was removed to the southwest corner of the cemetery and a new "Pioneer's Memorial Building" was constructed of [[Indiana limestone]], designed by Miller & Martin Architects with William Kessler, landscape architect.
In 1889 Judge A. O. Lane purchased {{convert|200|acre|km2|1}} on the southern slopes of [[Red Mountain (Birmingham, Alabama)]], now [[Lane Park]], for the burial of paupers, thereby ending the use of Oak Hill's "Potter's Field". In 1928 the caretaker's cottage near the center of the property, was removed to the southwest corner of the cemetery and a new "Pioneer's Memorial Building" was constructed of [[Indiana limestone]], designed by [[Miller & Martin (architects)|Miller & Martin]] architects with William Kessler, landscape architect.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hole|first=Donna C.|title=Oak Hill Cemetery|url={{NRHP url|id=77000208}}|work=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=March 17, 2014|date=November 8, 1976|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917072619/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/77000208_text|archivedate=September 17, 2021|url-status=dead}} ''See also:'' {{cite web|title=Accompanying photos|url={{NRHP url|id=77000208|photos=y}}|accessdate=March 17, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917063735/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/77000208_photos|archivedate=September 17, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 1977, Oak Hill Cemetery was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The Oak Hill Memorial Association keeps an office in the former caretaker's cottage and published a quarterly newsletter, the ''Oak Hill Pioneer'', from Winter 1999 to Fall 2006, with articles about the history of the city in the context of the lives of those buried at Oak Hill.
In 1977, Oak Hill Cemetery was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris"/> The Oak Hill Memorial Association keeps an office in the former caretaker's cottage and published a quarterly newsletter, the ''Oak Hill Pioneer'', from Winter 1999 to Fall 2006, with articles about the history of the city in the context of the lives of those buried at Oak Hill.


==Notable burials==
==Notable burials==
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* Rucker Agee (1897–1985), banker and map collector
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* William S. Mudd (1816–1884), builder of [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens]]
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* Henry M. Caldwell, president of Elyton Land Company, owner of Peanut Depot building
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* Robert Henley, First mayor of Birmingham
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* William E. B. Davis, pioneer gynecologist
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* [[Frank M. Dixon]], Governor of Alabama
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* [[Henry F. DeBardeleben]] (1840-1910), industrialist and developed [[Bessemer, Alabama|Bessemer]]
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* [[Louise Wooster]], famed Madam
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* Ellen Pratt DeBardeleben (1844–1894), daughter of [[Daniel Pratt (industrialist)|Daniel Pratt]]
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* Mortimer Jordan, health care pioneer
* [[William Hugh Smith]], Governor of Alabama 1868–1870
* [[Frank M. Dixon]], Governor of Alabama
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* [[Robert Henley (Birmingham mayor)|Robert Henley]], First mayor of Birmingham
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* Rucker Agee (1897–1985), banker and map collector
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* [[Edmund Rucker]], Civil War general
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* [[Charles Linn]], industrialist and financier
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* [[John T. Milner]] (1826–1898), railroad engineer, pioneer
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* Henry F. DeBardeleben (1840-1910), industrialist and developed [[Bessemer, Alabama|Bessemer]]
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* Ellen Pratt DeBardeleben (1844-1894), daughter of [[Daniel Pratt (industrialist)|Daniel Pratt]]
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* [[James Sloss]], railroad magnate, founder of [[Sloss Furnaces]]
* John William Tayloe (1831-1904), Confederate Army [[Major]] of [[Roanoke County, Virginia]]
* Walter Henley, coal baron, banker, philanthropist
* Walter Henley, coal baron, banker, philanthropist
* [[Mary T. Jeffries]] (1863-1930), President, Alabama [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]]
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* F. B. Yielding (1864–1948), founder of Yielding department store chain
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* Mortimer Jordan, health care pioneer
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* Henry M. Caldwell, president of Elyton Land Company, owner of Peanut Depot building
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* [[Charles Linn]], industrialist and financier
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* Arthur H. Parker (1870–1939), educator, namesake of [[A. H. Parker High School]]
* [[W. J. McDonald]], acting mayor of [[Robert Henley (Birmingham mayor)|Robert Henley]]
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* William E. B. Davis, pioneer gynecologist
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* [[John T. Milner]] (1826–1898), railroad engineer, pioneer
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* William S. Mudd (1816–1884), builder of [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens]]
* Frank P. O'Brien, manufacturer, mayor, industrialist, developer and opera-house owner
* Frank P. O'Brien, manufacturer, mayor, industrialist, developer and opera-house owner
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* Arthur H. Parker (1870–1939), educator, namesake of [[A. H. Parker High School]]
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* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] (1922-2011), civil rights leader
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* [[Edmund Rucker]], Confederate Army [[Colonel]]
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* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] (1922–2011), civil rights leader
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* [[James Sloss]], railroad magnate, founder of [[Sloss Furnaces]]
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* [[William Hugh Smith]], Governor of Alabama 1868–1870
* John William Tayloe (1831–1904), Confederate Army [[Major (rank)|Major]] Jeff Davis Legion of Hampton's Division, Stuart's Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia. Born [[Buena Vista (Roanoke, Virginia)|Buena Vista Plantation]] son of [[George Plater Tayloe]], grandson of [[John Tayloe III]] of [[The Octagon House]], great grandson of [[John Tayloe II]] of [[Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia|Mount Airy]]. Architect of [[Hawthorne (Prairieville, Alabama)|Hawthorne]]
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* [[Louise Wooster]], famed Madam
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* F. B. Yielding (1864–1948), founder of Yielding department store chain


==References==
==References==
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* Jeane, Gregory. "[http://www.samford.edu/~dgjeane/oakhill/oh_history.html A Brief History of Oak Hill Cemetery]". - accessed April 1, 2006{{dead link|date=September 2012}}
* Jeane, Gregory. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070515175226/http://www.samford.edu/~dgjeane/oakhill/oh_history.html A Brief History of Oak Hill Cemetery]". – accessed April 1, 2006


==External links==
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
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* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Alabama}}


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For other cemeteries with this name, see Oak Hill Cemetery (disambiguation).
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View of downtown Birmingham from Oak Hill Cemetery
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Oak Hill Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama) is located in Alabama
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Oak Hill Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
Location1120 N. 19th St., Birmingham, Alabama
Coordinates33°31′32″N 86°49′0″W / 33.52556°N 86.81667°W / 33.52556; -86.81667
NRHP reference No.77000208[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1977
Designated ARLHOctober 27, 1975

Oak Hill Cemetery, located just north of downtown, is Birmingham, Alabama's oldest cemetery. Originally 21.5 acres (87,000 m2) on the estate of James M. Ware, it was already a burial ground by April 1869 when it served as the resting place for the infant daughter of future mayor Robert H. Henley. It was marked as "City Cemetery" on the original plats for Birmingham laid out by the Elyton Land Company and was formally sold to the city on December 29, 1873 for the sum of $1,073.50.

Most of the 10,000 or so burials at Oak Hill were interred before 1930, including nine of the ten landholders who founded the city, many early mayors, a Revolutionary soldier, numerous American Civil War veterans, and the first male child born in the city. Although few records exist from the time, most believe the "Potter's Field" section was also used as the final resting place for many victims of the 1873 cholera epidemic.

In 1889 Judge A. O. Lane purchased 200 acres (0.8 km2) on the southern slopes of Red Mountain (Birmingham, Alabama), now Lane Park, for the burial of paupers, thereby ending the use of Oak Hill's "Potter's Field". In 1928 the caretaker's cottage near the center of the property, was removed to the southwest corner of the cemetery and a new "Pioneer's Memorial Building" was constructed of Indiana limestone, designed by Miller & Martin architects with William Kessler, landscape architect.[2]

In 1977, Oak Hill Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The Oak Hill Memorial Association keeps an office in the former caretaker's cottage and published a quarterly newsletter, the Oak Hill Pioneer, from Winter 1999 to Fall 2006, with articles about the history of the city in the context of the lives of those buried at Oak Hill.

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Hole, Donna C. (November 8, 1976). "Oak Hill Cemetery". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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