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Names Behind Ottawa Cemeteries Hope and Highland
Franklin County historians recall Hope Cemetery on Sec ond Street was unnamed at founding on February 7, 1865 and deeded to Ottawa in 1873. Highland Cemetery on 15th Street earned its name for higher ground, and was incorporated May 1, 1886. Floods and levees shaped the surrounding area over the decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Barker
Franklin County Historical Society
Ottawa
Hope Cemetery
Second Street
City of
Deb Badders
A. Romstedt
Marais Des Cygnes
Herald
Highland Cemetery
15Th Street
Susan Geiss
Historical Society
Badders
West Second Street
Highland