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This project is for those buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego.
The original Mount Hope Cemetery was opened in 1869 east of the "New Town" of San Diego. It was combined with other burial areas originally designated for the International Order of Foresters, Masonic Lodge, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the County of San Diego Indigent Burial Program. In February 1973 a Veteran's Section in the newer area of the cemetery was dedicated in honor of all San Diego Veterans.
The cemetery has 110 acres (with 80 acres in use at present) with over 76,000 persons at rest there.
The entrance is on the south side of Market Street, about midway between Interstate 15 and Interstate 805 (both have offramps for Market Street). The Business Office is about 1/10 mile inside the gate on the left, and has parking for about 8 cars.
The cemetery grounds are rolling low hills, with roads defining the different cemetery sections. The San Diego Trolley tracks run through the cemetery, separating the Masonic Section, the G.A.R. Section and the I.O.O.F. Section south of the tracks from the larger Evergreen Cemetery section north of the tracks. The grounds have, in general, a mix of above-ground and in-ground markers, with a few larger monuments.
There is a dedicated area for the Grand Army of the Republic that contains many graves of Civil War veterans.
Notable Interments
- Samuel Fleming Barr (1829-1919) - US Congressman
- Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) - Author and Screenwriter
- Bvt. Brig. Gen. Datus Coon (1831-1893) - Union
- Thomas Hall Forsyth (1842-1908) - Congressional Medal of Honor for Indian Wars
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