Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery, also known as the German Cemetery, is a historic German-American cemetery founded in 1858 and located at 2201 North Capitol Street in Washington, D.C. From 1886 to 1895, the Prospect Hill Cemetery board of directors battled a rival organization which illegally attempted to take title to the grounds and sell a portion of them as building lots.
Wenzela, Public domain.- Cemetery
- …lies at an elevation of around 170 feet (50 metres)
- …is also known as “Prospect Cemetery”
- Description: cemetery in Washington, D.C., USA
- Address: 2201 North Capitol Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20002
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Prospect Hill Cemetery
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Latitude
38.91955° or 38° 55′ 10″ north
Longitude
-77.00769° or 77° 0′ 28″ west
Open location code
87C4WX9R+RW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = cemetery
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Prospect Hill Cemetery” goes by many names.
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