Elkhurst Cemetery
Also known as Villa Maria Cemetery
Tyrone Forge, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
[Altoona Mirror, Saturday, December 13, 1958]
The Cemetery is located on a private farm, unmaintained and completely overgrown. Visited on December 24, 2014, only one headstone was reasonably legible-that of Pvt Daniel Denny. The mansion is a ruins.
On this date the farm is owned by the Heller family, who are kind and hospitable. A younger lad escorted the visitor through muddy fields and demonstrated the proper technique for climbing fences. He was very interested in Civil War history as it relates to the history of the Cemetery.
The Cemetery is approximately a square with sides of 30 yards. The provided GPS coordinates are taken near the center of this square. It is a small island in the middle of a very large farm.
Local researchers have three very good reasons for preserving the memory of this Cemetery:
Pvt John Dunlap, Co. E, 125th Pa Vol Inf
(Severely wounded at the Battle of Antietam)
Pvt Jonathan Carbaugh, Co. A, 110th Pa Vol Inf
Pvt Daniel Denny, Co. B, 192nd PA Vol Inf
[Altoona Mirror, Saturday, December 13, 1958]
The Cemetery is located on a private farm, unmaintained and completely overgrown. Visited on December 24, 2014, only one headstone was reasonably legible-that of Pvt Daniel Denny. The mansion is a ruins.
On this date the farm is owned by the Heller family, who are kind and hospitable. A younger lad escorted the visitor through muddy fields and demonstrated the proper technique for climbing fences. He was very interested in Civil War history as it relates to the history of the Cemetery.
The Cemetery is approximately a square with sides of 30 yards. The provided GPS coordinates are taken near the center of this square. It is a small island in the middle of a very large farm.
Local researchers have three very good reasons for preserving the memory of this Cemetery:
Pvt John Dunlap, Co. E, 125th Pa Vol Inf
(Severely wounded at the Battle of Antietam)
Pvt Jonathan Carbaugh, Co. A, 110th Pa Vol Inf
Pvt Daniel Denny, Co. B, 192nd PA Vol Inf
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- Added: 30 Nov 2014
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2561449
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