Springdale Cemetery

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Coordinates: 40°43′23″N 89°34′08″W / 40.723°N 89.569°W / 40.723; -89.569
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Springdale Cemetery
City of Peoria Local Historic Landmark
Springdale Cemetery is located in Peoria County, Illinois
Springdale Cemetery
Location3014 N. Prospect Rd., Peoria, Illinois
Coordinates40°43′23″N 89°34′08″W / 40.723°N 89.569°W / 40.723; -89.569
Area223 acres (0.90 km2)[2]
Builtpre-1887
ArchitectTriebel & Sons (monuments/mausoleums); Unknown (landscape)
Architectural styleAmerican Craftsman[3]
NRHP reference No.04001303[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 2004

Springdale Cemetery is a historic,

non-sectarian, active cemetery in the United States city of Peoria, Illinois. It was chartered in 1855, received its first interment in 1857. Almost 78,000 individuals are buried at the cemetery.[2] It contains a public mausoleum
and 15 private mausoleums.

The property was acquired in 1854, and the first interment took place in April 1857. The Cemetery is an active, non-sectarian burial ground, and the property contains 15 private

green burial
.

History

Interment in the cemetery began in April 1857 after the

501(c)(3)
organization.

Springdale Cemetery was listed on the

Local Historic Landmark as of June 1999.[6]

Notable interments

Individuals who were prominent in the establishment of Peoria as well as common men and women who made the city their home are interred in the cemetery. Some notable individuals:

Veterans

Approximately 900

military veterans
lie buried on the grounds (including Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead, a U.S. Navy aviator who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception) in both a designated Soldiers' Hill (established in 1862) as well as in private lots.

Soldier's Hill

Soldier's Hill was established by the Ladies Memorial Association.[3][7] Four cannons mark each of the four corners, which were procured from the Rock Island Arsenal on June 10, 1874.[3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "History". Peoria, Illinois: Springdale Cemetery. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  3. ^ a b c d "Springdale Cemetery," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
  4. ^ Sharp, John (2009-02-26). "Springdale Cemetery officials want to raze century-old gatehouse". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  5. ^ Property Information Report – Springdale Cemetery, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
  6. ^ "Local Landmarks - Historic Buildings | Peoria, IL". www.peoriagov.org. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  7. ^ Ladies' Memorial Society, Peoria (1906). Love's labor. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Peoria, Ill. : [s.n.]

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