Waynesville in Haywood County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Green Hill Cemetery
Established 1811
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2023
1. Green Hill Cemetery Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
Location. 35° 29.017′ N, 82° 59.508′ W. Marker is in Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County. Marker is at the intersection of Hillview Circle and Veterans Circle, on the left when traveling south on Hillview Circle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 159 Hillview Cir, Waynesville NC 28786, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Thomas's Resting Place (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin's Surrender (approx. 0.2 miles away); Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts (approx. 0.3 miles away); Museum Of N.C. Handicrafts (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle House (approx. half a mile away); Waynesville Masonic Hall (approx. half a mile away); Boone-Withers House (approx. half a mile away); Old Time Music (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesville.
Regarding Green Hill Cemetery. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
Theearliest reference to the graveyard that would become Green Hill Cemetery dates to 1826. That year Thomas Love sold land on the south side of Waynesville to Ezekiel Brown “with an exception of eight acres hereby conveyed to the trustees of Green Hill Academy including the graveyard.” According to a recent county history, Green Hill Academy opened in 1809 as Haywood County's first school.…
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Continued population growth in the twentieth century led to the expansion of the cemetery beyond its original ridgetop site. The North Addition was platted in 1946 and extends down a slope to South Main Street. The many local soldiers who lost their lives in World War II inspired the creation of Green Hill Cemetery's Veterans Section in the late 1940s. … The Veterans Section was dedicated on May 29, 1949, with an estimated 3,000 people in attendance.…
Among those buried in Green Hill Cemetery are:
• Col. Robert Love (1760-1845), Waynesville's founder and a Revolutionary War veteran.
• Confederate Col. William Holland Thomas (1805-93), called the “first white Cherokee chief” for leading a 2,000-man division that included 400 Cherokee.
• Capt. Alden Howell (1841-1947), who was the last living Confederate officer and oldest U.S. Mason when he died.
• William Robert Greer (1909-1985), a Secret Service driver for five U.S. presidents, including John F. Kennedy
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2023
2. Green Hill Cemetery Marker
• Gen. Carl Epting Mundy Jr. (1935-2014), a U.S. Marine Corps Commandant from 1991 to 1995 and a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient.
Also see . . .
1. Green Hill Cemetery (PDF). National Register nomination for the cemetery, which was listed in 2018. (National Park Service) (Submitted on July 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Green Hill Cemetery. Find a Grave entry on the historic cemetery. (Submitted on July 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2023
3. Green Hill Cemetery
The oldest inscribed monuments date to around 1850, but the cemetery was in existence by 1826. Post-Civil War monuments include marble statues purchased from Asheville monument dealer W. O. Wolfe. The statues in his father's tombstone shop inspired the title of Thomas Wolfe's first novel, Look Homeward, Angel.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2023
4. Green Hill Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
