| The People in Maple Hill Cemetery--continued | |
Throughout the years, Huntsville has been home to many interesting people from all walks of life. Many can be found in one place--Maple Hill Cemetery. If you stroll the grounds, you may find some of these famous and infamous people, a few animals, beautiful monuments, and several mausoleums:
Five Governors
1. Governor Thomas Bibb (1782-1939) was a planter, delegate to Alabama's Constitutional Convention of 1819, President of the first State Senate, and second governor of Alabama from 1820-21.
2. Governor Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) was a lawyer, chairman of the committee that drafted Alabama's 1819 constitution, first Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, U. S. Congressman and Senator, eighth governor of Alabama (1835-37), and father to Clement Claiborne Clay.
3. Governor Reuben Chapman (1799-1882) was a lawyer, U. S. Congressman, thirteenth governor of Alabama (1847-49), and a State Legislator.
4. Governor Robert Miller Patton (1809-1885) was a planter, State Legislator, and the twentieth governor of Alabama (1865-67).
5. Governor David Peter Lewis (1820-1884) was a lawyer and the twenty-third governor of Alabama (1872-74).
War Monuments
1. The Lost Cause: Civil War Veterans Monument along Wells Avenue was erected in 1901 and is the burial ground for about 200 Confederate soliders. The inscription reads, "Furl that Banner, for 'tis weary."
2. A World War I, World War II, and Korean War Monument along Kingsbury Avenue was erected in 1951.
3. A Disabled American Veterans Monument is located near the monuments in the previous listing.
4. Near the corner of Wells Avenue and California Street is an area in the cemetery where more than 180 Union soldiers who died during the occupation of Huntsville were originally buried. Most of the remains were removed to the Chattanooga Nation Cemetery in 1867.
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