Operated by the City of Hartford, Cedar Hill Cemetery is part of the rural cemetery tradition that is more like a park setting similar to Mount Auburn in Cambridge MA and Père Lachaise in Paris...
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Cedar Hill Cemetery, established in 1864, spans 270 acres and serves as a sanctuary for over 35,000 individuals who chose it as their final resting place. The cemetery is dedicated to providing a peaceful environment for the deceased while preserving the art, history, and natural beauty of Hartford.
The Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation, formed in 1999 as a private nonprofit organization, focuses on restoring historic architecture, memorial artworks, and maintaining the landscape to enhance visitor experience. Through community engagement and preservation efforts, the foundation ensures that Cedar Hill Cemetery remains a unique place of remembrance for generations to come.
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Words cannot explain how upset I am. Went to have a burial at Cedar Hil on 6/24/25, where the Family already has a plot. When we get there, the Cemetary people brought us to the incorrect plot....
Nice place. Well landscaped and welcoming. Many noteworthy people rest here, Katherine Hepburn, JP Morgan, Samuel Colt. Close to the city center.
I have never seen a cemetery quite like this one. With well-known American East Coast luminaries buried here including legendary actress Katharine Hepburn and billionaire J.P Morgan, this is...
Discovered this cemetery when doing the 6th Cedar-Hill Cemetery mystery scavenger hunt. That had a great turn out & a mixture of veterans & first timers. Some groups had teams shirts & others...
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