Mount Olivet Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)

Mount Olivet Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Henry Wirz grave

Mount Olivet Cemetery is an historic cemetery located at 1300 Bladensburg Road, NE in Washington, D.C. It is maintained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.

Notable interments

  • George W. Harvey (1840–1909), Washington restaurateur
  • James Hoban (c.1758-1831) Original Architect of the White House, Founding Master of Federal Lodge No.1
  • John M. Lloyd (~1845-1892), Lincoln assassination conspirator
  • Joseph McKenna (1843–1926), U.S. Supreme Court justice
  • Robert Emmet Odlum (1851-1885), first person to jump from Brooklyn Bridge
  • William Christopher O'Hare (1867-1946), composer, orchestrator, organist
  • Mary Surratt (1823-1865), Lincoln assassination conspirator
  • Henry Wirz (1822–1865), Confederate officer
  • Robert Wynne (1851-1922), United States Postmaster General

External links

Coordinates: 38°54′36″N 76°58′43″W / 38.91°N 76.97861°W / 38.91; -76.97861


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