Fillmore City Cemetery
Fillmore City Cemetery | |
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  Location within Utah  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 325 East 600 South, Fillmore, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′16″N 112°18′44″W / 38.95444°N 112.31222°W |
| Area | 12.6 acres (5.1 ha) |
| Built | 1852 |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000270[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 2012 |
The Fillmore City Cemetery, at 325 East 600 South in Fillmore, Utah, was started in 1852. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
It is a cemetery similar to that of 35 other Mormon villages compared in a study.[2]
It was established when the Territorial Statehouse was under construction and the Utah Territorial Legislature was meeting in Fillmore.[2]
Notable graves
- John Gunnison (1812–1853), leader of the ill-fated Gunnison–Beckwith expedition[2]
- Amasa Mason Lyman (1813–1877), early Latter Day Saint movement church leader
- Proctor Robison (cenotaph), whose death at age 14 in 1857 was construed a cause for the Mountain Meadows Massacre[2]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Fillmore City Cemetery". Library of Congress.
External links
- Fillmore Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fillmore Cemetery
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