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Greenwood History
Incorporated by Wheeling’s Civil War mayor Andrew J. Sweeney, state founder Archibald W. Campbell, Dr. Eugene A. Hildreth, W. M. List, C. H. Berry, and other prominent citizens, 37.5 acres along the National Road became Greenwood Cemetery in March 1866. Prior to the first interment on July 22, 1866, several bodies had been removed to Greenwood Cemetery from other cemeteries. Greenwood operated as a for-profit business until 1919 when it became a nonprofit corporation, as status it still maintains to this day.
Laid out in a park-like style popular with cemeteries in the mid-19th century, Greenwood was designed by civil engineer James Gilchrist. Stone cottages which can be seen in the photo above flanking either side of the main entrance gate were built to house the cemetery groundskeepers.
Since incorporation in 1866, Greenwood Cemetery’s grounds expanded to nearly 100 acres. More than 37,000 people are now buried in Greenwood Cemetery, many of whom were re-interred from other cemeteries taken that were lost to highways and building projects.
Greenwood Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery maintained and operated by the Greenwood Cemetery Association.
Location
▶ 1526 National Road, Wheeling, WV 26003
Images
Prominent citizens interred in Greenwood Cemetery
▶ BACHMANN, Carl G |
1890-1980 |
U.S. Congressman |
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▶ BECK, Peter Raul |
1822-1893 |
Partner in Reymann brewery |
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▶ BERRY, Leon "Chu" |
1908-1941 |
Tenor jazz saxophonist |
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▶ CAMPBELL, Archibald |
1833-1899 |
Leader in the West Virginia statehood movement, editor and part owner of the Wheeling Daily Intelligencer newspaper |
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▶ CARLIN, John |
1823-1887 |
Captain of "Carlin's Battery" during the civil war |
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▶ EOFF, Dr. John |
1788–1859 |
Early Wheeling doctor, builder |
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▶ FARIS, Frederick |
1870–1927 |
"Dean of Wheeling architects" |
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▶ FRANZHEIM, Dr. John |
1866-1942 |
Wheeling Architect |
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▶ FRISSELL, Dr. John |
1810–1893 |
Surgeon and physician |
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▶ HOLLIDAY, Gail Hamilton |
1872–1969 |
First female classroom teacher in the state to obtain a doctoral degree |
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▶ HAZLETT, Dr. Robert |
1828-1899 |
Doctor and businessman |
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▶ HUBBARD, Chester |
1814-1891 |
Businessman and politician |
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▶ HUBBARD, Dana |
1845-1893 |
Newspaperman |
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▶ LIST, Henry K. |
1821–1900 |
Merchant and banker |
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▶ LIST, John |
1815-1865 |
Steamboat captain |
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▶ MAXWELL, James |
1821–1885 |
Early Wheeling entrepreneur |
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▶ NORTON, Captain George W. |
1815-1868 |
Iron manufacturer, Riverboat captain |
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▶ PAXTON, James W. |
1821-18962 |
Businessman, Leader in West Virginia statehood movement |
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▶ PETERSON, William F. |
1788-1866 |
Businessman |
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▶ POLLACK, Augustus |
1830–1906 |
Banker and cigarmaker |
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▶ REYMANN, Anton |
1837-1924 |
Brewer |
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▶ ROGERS, Clara West |
1887-1972 |
Dean of Women at West Liberty State College |
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▶ SCHMULBACH, Henry |
1844–1915 |
Brewer |
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▶ STEENROD, Blanche Dunlevy |
1872-1939 |
Editor of the Pot Pourri page in the Wheeling News-Register |
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▶ STIFEL, George E. |
1849-1931 |
Founder of Stifel & Company |
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▶ SWEENY, Andrew J. |
1827-1893 |
Civil War Colonel, Early Wheeling mayor |
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▶ SWEENY, Michael |
1809-1875 |
Co-founder of Sweeney Glass Company |
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▶ STEBER, Eleanor |
1914-1990 |
New York Metropolitan Opera soprano singer |
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▶ THOMAS, Jacob C. |
1822–1898 |
Founder, Stone & Thomas department store |
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▶ WELLS, Edgar W. |
1850-1890 |
Architect |
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▶ WHITE, Robert |
1833-1915 |
Attorney General of West Virginia |
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▶ WILKENSON, Edith Lake |
1850-1890 |
Artist |
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Related resources in our library
LOCATION:
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▼ Wheeling Room (non-circulating) ▼ |
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The Cemeteries of Ohio County, West Virginia (Dillon, Glenna A., 2007) CALL NUMBER: Wheeling 9293.5 D587c |
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Greenwood Cemetery Tour [1991] (Greenwood Cemetery Association, 1991) CALL NUMBER: Wheeling 9293.5 G856 |
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