Ivy Hill Cemetery

W of N. Church St., Smithfield, Virginia. County/parish: Isle Of Wight.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 04, 2007. NRIS 07000275.

1 contributing site. 1 contributing object.

Also known as:

• DHR Number 300-5005

From Wikipedia:

Ivy Hill Cemetery (Smithfield, Virginia)

Ivy Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and national historic district located at Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It was established in 1886, and is a privately owned cemetery. Grave markers within the cemetery date from the mid-19th century to the present day. It includes a number of notable funerary monuments.

Notable burials include:

• Pembroke Decatur Gwaltney (1836–1915), founder of the highly successful Gwaltney ham and peanut business
• Congressman Joel Holleman (1799–1844)
• Congressman Dr. John W. Lawson (1837–1905)
• Hardy Cross (1885–1959), Pioneer in the field of Structural Engineering

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681348