Woodlawn Cemetery (Fairmont, West Virginia)

Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery (Fairmont, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Woodlawn Cemetery (Fairmont, West Virginia)
Woodlawn Cemetery (Fairmont, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Woodlawn Cemetery (Fairmont, West Virginia)
Location335 Maple Ave., Fairmont, West Virginia
Coordinates39°29′37″N 80°8′14″W / 39.49361°N 80.13722°W / 39.49361; -80.13722
Area43 acres (17 ha)
Built1875
ArchitectNicolet, Tell William
Architectural styleExotic Revival, rural cemetery movement
NRHP reference No.04000305[1]
Added to NRHPApril 14, 2004

Woodlawn Cemetery, located in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States, is an example of the rural cemetery. It was laid out by Tell W. Nicolet of the firm of Morris and Knowles of Pittsburgh, PA. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district. Today, the cemetery covers 42 acres (170,000 m2) and has over 15,000 burials.

History

The cemetery was established in the early spring of 1875. Joseph R. Hamilton was climbing the fence between his father's farm and that of Norval Barns. The loaded rifle he was carrying accidentally discharged, killing him. His father's decision to "bury him where he lay" led to the families establishing a small burying ground. They opened the fence line between their properties and enclosed about a quarter of an acre to use for family burials.[2]

Ten years later, in December 1885, the Woodlawn Cemetery Company was incorporated and plots were offered for sale to the larger community. 5 acres (20,000 m2) were purchased from each of the land owners, Elmus Hamilton and Norval Barns. Many of the early leaders of the Fairmont community were laid to rest here. Among them is Francis Harrison Pierpont, the Governor of the Restored State of Virginia from 1861 to 1868, his wife Julia and three of their four children.

Notable burials

Boaz Fleming, the founder of Fairmont, is here with his wife, Elizabeth.[2] Other members of his family are here as well, including Clarissa Fleming Hamilton, his grandson Elmus Hamilton, owner of the Hamilton farm, and great-grandson, Joseph R. Hamilton. Another descendant is Aretas B. Fleming, eighth governor of West Virginia. A lawyer, Aretas Fleming was among the men who created the Fairmont Development Company and worked to develop Fairmont, West Virginia.

James Otis Watson is considered the father of the bituminous coal industry in north central West Virginia. He and Pierpont owned the first coal mine to be commercially viable following the completion of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad linking Fairmont with the eastern seaboard markets. One of his daughters married Aretas B. Fleming. His sons, James Edwin Watson, Sylvanus Lamb Watson and Clarence Wayland Watson are also buried here.

Matthew Mansfield Neely was a governor, a Congressman and U.S. Senator.

Other notable burials include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Woodlawn Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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