First Hill Cemetery
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
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It was abandoned years ago, due to a plague of cholera in 1833, when bodies were buried in tiers. No care was taken of it after that time and it ceased to be used. But in 1938, a few stones remained.
After the Lexington Cemetery opened in 1849, the remains of some persons buried on the "first hill" and in the other graveyards were reinterred in Lexington Cemetery. In February 1859, the City Council titled the land to the First Baptist Church, which wanted to erect a new building there. Remains that were not claimed by relatives and removed were "to be decently buried under the Church."
As of 2010, there are no markers present, and the area that was the cemetery is now replaced by a church and parking lot.
It was abandoned years ago, due to a plague of cholera in 1833, when bodies were buried in tiers. No care was taken of it after that time and it ceased to be used. But in 1938, a few stones remained.
After the Lexington Cemetery opened in 1849, the remains of some persons buried on the "first hill" and in the other graveyards were reinterred in Lexington Cemetery. In February 1859, the City Council titled the land to the First Baptist Church, which wanted to erect a new building there. Remains that were not claimed by relatives and removed were "to be decently buried under the Church."
As of 2010, there are no markers present, and the area that was the cemetery is now replaced by a church and parking lot.
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- Total memorials4
- Percent photographed0%
- Percent with GPS0%
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
- Total memorials2
- Percent photographed100%
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Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
- Total memorials65k+
- Percent photographed83%
- Percent with GPS30%
- Added: 5 Feb 2010
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2340745
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