Woodlawn Cemetery (Elmira, New York)

Woodlawn Cemetery and Woodlawn National Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
File:Woodlawn Cemetery Gate.jpg
Historic Davis Street gate to Woodlawn Cemetery
Location	Elmira, New York
Coordinates
Built	1864
Architect	Pierce and Bickford; et al.
Architectural style	No Style Listed
NRHP Reference #	04001117
Added to NRHP	October 06, 2004

This article refers to the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Elmira, New York. For other uses, see Woodlawn Cemetery (disambiguation).

Woodlawn Cemetery is the name of a cemetery in Elmira, New York, United States. The most famous person buried in it is Mark Twain. Many members of the United States Congress, including Jacob Sloat Fassett are also interred there.

Within Woodlawn Cemetery is the distinct Woodlawn National Cemetery, begun with the interment of Confederate prisoners from the nearby Elmira Prison (dubbed "Hellmira" by its inmates) during the American Civil War. It is run by the United States Veterans Administration.

Both cemeteries are still active and together were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notable burials

• Mark Twain author
• Ernie Davis Heisman Trophy winner from Syracuse University
• Hal Roach comedy film & television producer
• John W. Jones ex-slave and sexton of Woodlawn National Cemetery
• Jacob Sloat Fassett Congressman
• Lucius Robinson, Governor of New York
• John Arnot, Jr. Congressman, Mayor, Civil War Veteran, Businessman

Gallery

• Woodlawn National Cemetery.jpg

  Woodlawn National Cemetery

External links

• From VintageViews.org:
  • Mark Twain's Grave
  • Entrance to the Cemetery (1910s)
• Find A Grave Site