Mount Mora Cemetery
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Mount Mora Cemetery | |
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Entrance on Mount Mora Street | |
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| Location | 824 Mount Mora Rd., St. Joseph, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′39″N 94°50′31″W / 39.77750°N 94.84194°WCoordinates: 39°46′39″N 94°50′31″W / 39.77750°N 94.84194°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Architect | Powell, W. Angelo; Noyes, John |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP Reference # | 06000626[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 2006 |
Mount Mora Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri. Among those who are buried in the cemetery are three governors, a U.S. senator, soldiers from both sides in the American Civil War and riders of the Pony Express.[2] In October 2006, several headstones including that of Missouri governor Silas Woodson were damaged by vandals.
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 2006.[1]
 Mt. Mora St. Joseph, MO |
 Mt. Mora St. Joseph, MO |
 Mt. Mora St. Joseph, MO |
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Notable interments
- James Craig (Missouri) (1818–1888) - Civil War general and congressman
- Willard Preble Hall (1820-1882), 17th Governor of the State of Missouri
- Benjamin F. Loan (1819–1881) - U.S. Representative and Union general
- William Ridenbaugh (1821–1874) - St. Joseph Gazette founder
- Robert Marcellus Stewart (1815-1871), 14th Governor of the State of Missouri
- M. Jeff Thompson (1826–1876) - Confederate general known as the "Swamp Fox"
- Robert Wilson (Missouri) (1803–1870) - U.S. Senator
- Sir William Wiseman (1814–1874) - British Rear Admiral
- Silas Woodson (1819–1896), 21st Governor of the State of Missouri
- Huston Wyeth (1863–1925) - Industrialist
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Barbara Turner (January 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Mora Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
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