Rose Hill Cemetery in Cumberland, Maryland

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Coordinates: 39.65470, -78.77640
301-722-5480
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Rose Hill was formally opened as as burial place in 1851. The land, originally a 4 acre parcel, was donated to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church by Mary Galloway Lynn, the wife of a Revolutionary Captain. While originally it was know as the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Burial Ground, the name was changed to honor Mrs. Lynn whose home was called Rose Hill. (Modern day records state it was opened in 1859 but she was buried at Rose Hill and she died in 1853)

A gift from Anna B Tilghman further increased the cemetery and over the years, through purchases and gifts Rose Hill expanded to its present day 12 acres.

In honor of the ladies, the streets that bounded the cemetery were named Lynn and Tilghman. Lynn disappeared when Allegany High School was built but Tilghman still runs along its eastern border.

The oldest stone in the cemetery is that of Hansom Pigman who died in 1813, but he was originally buried at Hooks Graveyard and reinterred here when Hooks closed.

In 1895 a Monument was placed to honor the Union Soldiers buried there and in 1912 a stone shaft monument was placed to honor the Confederate soldiers.

Today Rose Hill is the resting place for many from Revolutionary soldiers to modern day. Many famous and infamous lie here. It is still run by the Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

A gift from Anna B Tilghman further increased the cemetery and over the years, through purchases and gifts Rose Hill expanded to its present day 12 acres.

In honor of the ladies, the streets that bounded the cemetery were named Lynn and Tilghman. Lynn disappeared when Allegany High School was built but Tilghman still runs along its eastern border.

The oldest stone in the cemetery is that of Hansom Pigman who died in 1813, but he was originally buried at Hooks Graveyard and reinterred here when Hooks closed.

In 1895 a Monument was placed to honor the Union Soldiers buried there and in 1912 a stone shaft monument was placed to honor the Confederate soldiers.

Today Rose Hill is the resting place for many from Revolutionary soldiers to modern day. Many famous and infamous lie here. It is still run by the Emmanuel Episcopal Church.