Ivy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)
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| Details | |
| Established | 1856 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°49′03″N 77°04′25″W / 38.81750°N 77.07361°W |
| Type | Public |
| Size | 22+ acres |
| No. of graves | 10,000 |
| Find a Grave | Ivy Hill Cemetery |
Ivy Hill Cemetery is a
Union Station (opened 1905).[2] The cemetery is now known for its rare and protected flora and fauna.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.[4]
Notable burials
- Judge Albert Vickers Bryan[5]
- Congressman Charles Creighton Carlin[5]
- Catharine Carter Critcher, painter, daughter of John Critcher[5]
- Congressman John Critcher
- Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron[5]
- Charles M. Goodman, acclaimed modernist architect
- Fairfax Harrison, railroad magnate[5]
- Vola Lawson, first female city manager of Alexandria
- Lucy Randolph Mason (1882–1959), labor activist and suffragist[6]
- Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow,[5]infamous Confederate spy
- Nicholas Trist[7]
- Wernher von Braun, aerospace engineer and space flight pioneer[8]
- Harry H. Vaughan, military aide to President Harry S. Truman[5]
- Amelita Ward[9]
- Descendants of the Washington family, including W. Selden Washington[10]
References
- ^ "Ivy Hill Cemetery". ivyhillcemetery.net. Ivy Hill Cemetery.
- ^ "Alexandria (particularly section 8 pp. 44–46" (PDF). dhr.virginia.gov.
- ^ "Ivy Hill Cemetery Historical Preservation Society – Alexandria, VA 22301 – Visit Alexandria, Virginia". Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/27/2025 THROUGH 4/4/2025". National Park Service. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ivy Hill Cemetery Company
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sec. B, lot 42, site 5, Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 47683-47684). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
- ^ Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 48952). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
- ^ Sec. 31, lot 8, site 1, Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 49545). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
- Newspapers.com.
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