Newberry in Newberry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rosemont Cemetery

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 21, 2022

1. Rosemont Cemetery Marker (side 1)

Inscription.
This cemetery, chartered and established in 1863, was the second major cemetery in Newberry. It replaced the Village Cemetery 1 mi. S on Coates St., which had been established in 1809. Laid out on an 8.2-acre tract between Newberry College and the Calmes Family Cemetery, Rosemont was later expanded to its present 40 acres. Some Newberry families moved the graves of loved ones from the Village Cemetery to Rosemont Cemetery.

In 1890 John A. Chapman called Rosemont "the Silent City adjoining our town," commenting, "Eternal peace broods over it." The granite piers flanking the original entrance were donated by the Newberry Civic League, founded in 1905. Among the notables buried here are a governor who was later a U.S. Senator, state senators and representatives, judges, ministers, doctors, and soldiers of wars from the American Revolution to the present.

Erected 2014 by City of Newberry. (Marker Number 36-25.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 34° 17.31′ N, 81° 37.375′ W. Marker is in Newberry, South Carolina, in Newberry County. Marker is on College Street just south of North Street, on the

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right when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk on the west side of Rosemont Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2699 College Street, Newberry SC 29108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Newberry College Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Newberry College (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Opera House (approx. one mile away); Old Court House (approx. one mile away); Vietnam War (approx. one mile away); Newberry (approx. one mile away); Newberry County World War II Monument (approx. one mile away); Newberry County World War I Monument (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newberry.

Rosemont Cemetery Marker (<i>side 2</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 21, 2022

2. Rosemont Cemetery Marker (side 2)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 21, 2022

3. Rosemont Cemetery Marker (side 1)

(looking north along College Street)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 21, 2022

4. Rosemont Cemetery Marker (side 2)

(looking southeast from College Street across the cemetery)

Rosemont Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 21, 2022

5. Rosemont Cemetery

(Granite Piers Flanking the Original Entrance)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 21, 2022

6. Rosemont Cemetery

(looking northeast from College Street across the cemetery)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 22, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.