Sand Hill Cemetery
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Sand Hill Cemetery

Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • Get directions Upper Greens Run Road
    Howard, Pennsylvania 16841 United States
    Coordinates: 41.00487, -77.68220
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Sand Hill Cemetery was begun about 1800. It appears to have been a neighborhood burial ground. Over half of the markers found are undated fieldstones. The earliest marked burial is that of Christopher Helper, who died October 1, 1801 at the age of thirty-nine and ten months. The last one is Mary Wihon who died in 1921. The majority of the dated stones are from 1840-1869. period.

In July 1967, when Sayers Dam was constructed, the bodies in the lower part of Sand Hill were removed and reinterred in the relocated Schenck Cemetery. They may be found in Section 1 row 4 and Section 2 row 6.

Sand Hill Cemetery was neglected for many years and allowed to grow up in trees and brush. Greg Lucas did an Eagle Scout service project in 1986 which reclaimed the cemetery from brush. Yearly maintenance is now being done. However, it is recommended that visits be made in the Spring or after frost in the Fall. In Summer, lilies cover the back half of the cemetery in a solid mat making it difficult to see where to step.

Directions:

Take the I-80 exit for Milesburg onto Route 150. Travel toward Lock Haven for 4.5 miles. Turn right at the sign: Upper Green's Run boat launch.
Go 0.1 mile on this road. Turn left on the one-lane road. The cemetery is a short distance on your right. N 41 degrees 0.087 and West 77 degrees 41.366.

Sources:
1. Centre Daily Times, Sat 11 Oct 1986, Sand Hill Cemetery Restored
2. Howard, PA: The American Revolution Bicentennial Book
3. The Cemeteries of Curtin, Howard, and Liberty Townships, Centre County, PA printed in 2002 by the Centre County Genealogy Society. Page73













Sand Hill Cemetery was begun about 1800. It appears to have been a neighborhood burial ground. Over half of the markers found are undated fieldstones. The earliest marked burial is that of Christopher Helper, who died October 1, 1801 at the age of thirty-nine and ten months. The last one is Mary Wihon who died in 1921. The majority of the dated stones are from 1840-1869. period.

In July 1967, when Sayers Dam was constructed, the bodies in the lower part of Sand Hill were removed and reinterred in the relocated Schenck Cemetery. They may be found in Section 1 row 4 and Section 2 row 6.

Sand Hill Cemetery was neglected for many years and allowed to grow up in trees and brush. Greg Lucas did an Eagle Scout service project in 1986 which reclaimed the cemetery from brush. Yearly maintenance is now being done. However, it is recommended that visits be made in the Spring or after frost in the Fall. In Summer, lilies cover the back half of the cemetery in a solid mat making it difficult to see where to step.

Directions:

Take the I-80 exit for Milesburg onto Route 150. Travel toward Lock Haven for 4.5 miles. Turn right at the sign: Upper Green's Run boat launch.
Go 0.1 mile on this road. Turn left on the one-lane road. The cemetery is a short distance on your right. N 41 degrees 0.087 and West 77 degrees 41.366.

Sources:
1. Centre Daily Times, Sat 11 Oct 1986, Sand Hill Cemetery Restored
2. Howard, PA: The American Revolution Bicentennial Book
3. The Cemeteries of Curtin, Howard, and Liberty Townships, Centre County, PA printed in 2002 by the Centre County Genealogy Society. Page73













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