Mount Mora Cemetery
Historic cemetery in Buchanan County, Missouri, US
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Mount Mora Cemetery is a historic cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri. Among those who are buried in the cemetery are three governors, a U.S. senator, soldiers from both sides in the American Civil War and riders of the Pony Express.[2] In October 2006, several headstones including that of Missouri governor Silas Woodson were damaged by vandals.
Location824 Mount Mora Rd., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates39°46′33″N 94°50′31″W
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
ArchitectPowell, W. Angelo; Noyes, John
Mount Mora Cemetery | |
Entrance on Mount Mora Street | |
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| Location | 824 Mount Mora Rd., St. Joseph, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′33″N 94°50′31″W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Architect | Powell, W. Angelo; Noyes, John |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000626[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 2006 |
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 2006.[1]
Notable interments
- Daniel Dee Burnes (1851–1899), politician
- James N. Burnes (1827–1889), politician
- James Craig (1818–1888), military officer and politician
- William True Davis (1919-2003), Head of the National Bank of Washington and Ambassador to Switzerland
- Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845-1934), architect
- Elijah Gates (1827–1915), politician
- Willard Preble Hall (1820–1882), politician
- Benjamin F. Loan (1819–1881), military officer and politician
- Mary Alicia Owen (1850-1935), author and folklorist
- William Ridenbaugh (1821–1874), journalist
- Robert Marcellus Stewart (1815–1871), politician
- M. Jeff Thompson (1826–1876), military officer and politician
- Robert Wilson (1803–1870), politician
- Sir William Wiseman (1814–1874), British naval officer
- Silas Woodson (1819–1896), politician
- Huston Wyeth (1863–1925), industrialist
