Ste. Genevieve Memorial Cemetery

Ste. Genevieve Memorial Cemetery in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States is a contributing site to both the Ste. Genevieve Historic District, and the associated National Landmark District.[3]

Memorial Cemetery
Location5th & Merchant Sts, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States
Coordinates37°58′46″N 90°02′59″W
Built1787
Architectural styleFrench Colonial
Part ofSte. Genevieve Historic District (ID66000892[1])
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 1960
Designated NHLDCPOctober 15, 1966[2]

History

Opened in 1787,[4] Ste. Genevieve's oldest cemetery is divided into three sections: one for Catholic burials, one for Lutherans and a third for other Protestants. More than 50 Native Americans are buried there as well as an unknown number of African Americans, slave and free. It is also the final resting place for such notables as US Senator Lewis F. Linn, Felix and Odile Pratte-Vallé, and many other Missouri pioneers.[2]

Over 5,000 burials occurred in this small, two-block cemetery. The cemetery was closed in 1881, though some additional burials occurred through 1894. Local records show that almost half of those interred were children under six years old.[2]

Notable burials include Lewis F. Linn (1796–1843), physician and US Senator, and John Scott (1782–1861), US Representative.

Preservation

Restoration was performed in the 2010s by the Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve, Inc.[5]

The cemetery became of part of the National Historic Landmark District in 1960,[1] and the National Register of Historic Places historic district in 1966.[3]

References
  1. "Ste. Genevieve Historic District". National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  2. Douglas C. McVarish (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ste. Genevieve Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Includes 37 photos and accompanying map.
  3. Douglas C. McVarish (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic Resources of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri". National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. Stephen Lissandrello (May 8, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Ste. Genevieve Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  5. "Memorial Cemetery". Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve, Inc. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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