National Register of Historic Places

Forest Hill Cemetery

Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana
Listed
September 13, 2015
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
15000598

About this property

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. Albertus Theodore Briggs (1862–1937), Methodist Episcopal minister 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 Media related to Forest Hill Cemetery (Greencastle, Indiana) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

2181 S. Cty. Rd. 50 W.
Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana

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When was Forest Hill Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Forest Hill Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Forest Hill Cemetery?

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