Winchester, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 19, 2023
1. Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse Marker
Established in 1844
And Gatehouse
Built in 1902
Is registered as a
Virginia Historic Landmark
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Virginia Board of Historic Resources and placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service on March 20, 2009
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 (NRHP) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 20, 2009.
Location. 39° 10.97′ N, 78° 9.641′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Virginia. It is at the intersection of South East Lane and East Boscawen Street, on the right when traveling north on South East Lane. Marker is located on the west side of the gatehouse at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 East Boscawen Street, Winchester VA 22601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Revolutionary War Soldiers in Mt. Hebron Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Lutheran Pioneers (within shouting distance of this marker); General Daniel Morgan
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Regarding Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse. Established as a public cemetery in 1844 on two older churchyards, including that of Christ Episcopal Church, grave stones within the cemetery date back to the 1760s. General Daniel Morgan, a veteran of the Revolutionary War is buried here along with the family of Harry Flood Byrd, who controlled Virginia Politics for more than 50-Years. Many Civil War soldiers who died in Winchester's hospitals were interred in this cemetery, but after the war, the Union Burial Corps reinterred many Union dead into the Winchester National Cemetery established nearby, or to their home towns. The 1866 expansion included Stonewall Confederate Cemetery, within the confines of Mount Hebron, for 2,576 Confederate war dead. Its iron fence was added in 1891 and the Chateauesque
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 19, 2023
2. Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
