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Since 1983 the CHCO
has adopted and has become affiliated
with several historic cemeteries. The
policy of organization is that once
a cemetery is adopted or affiliated.
It remains permanent relationship with
the cemetery owners. Or in some cases
the cemetery is owned by the CHCO. For
more information please contact us.
 Adopted
July 1989, located on the farm of members
Dr. Paul and Mrs. Fay Snow on the Hinkle
Rd., east of Cumberland. Buried here
are several generations of the Hinkle
family. In 1976 when the Snows moved
to the farm they added a new area to
the cemetery for their family. First
Snow death was Gary Snow age 9, son
of Dr. Paul and Mrs. Fay Snow. In 1981
he was hit by an automobile near the
farm. Each year in early Autumn the
CHCO holds their picnic at the farm,
followed by a prayer service at the
cemetery. Photo: Monument of Gary Snow.
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Adopted Nov. 1989, located
along Rt. 220 south in Rawling, Md.
The gate can be seen among trees while
going south. The graves can not be seen,
they are located on a hill. Buried here
are many generations of the Hutson family.
Two most historic graves are that of
Major U.S. Alexander Shaw, 1833-1902
and his wife Mary Hutson Shaw 1840-1901.
Alexander owned many coal mines in Allegany
County, MD during the 19th century and
served as a major for the Union Army
during the Civil War. He served in the
Potomac Home Brigade. The cemetery grass
is now cared for by family members.
The CHCO over the years has been working
to paint and restore the elaborate black
iron fence. In 1990 they restored the
beautiful black gate at the entrance.
To date the CHCO has placed three monuments
in the cemetery. In 1992 a bronze plaque
was placed between the Shaw monuments
which informs of the life of Shaw. In
1995 a granite base was added to the
old bronze plaque of Paul Hutson 1898-1951.
In 1996 member Bernadine Hutson Heit
had her CHCO monument erected.
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Photo: Graves of Alexander
& Mary Hutson Shaw with information
plaque.
In 2005, CHCO member Bernadine Hutson Hite from Harpers Ferry, WV visited her family's cemetery. Bernadine has been a great friend to the organization for many years. She died the following year, in 2006 and is buried in the cemetery. A CHCO monument marks her grave. Pictured with President Ed Taylor, Jr. at the entrance gate of the Hutson cemetery.
Adopted January 1990.
President Ed Taylor Jr. commented when
adopted this site it was by far in one
of the worst conditions of any cemeteries
he had ever seen. The cemetery was covered
with trash and in most areas grass and
weeds were over teen feet tall.
This
is Allegany County’s first all Black
Cemetery. The land was given to a
small black organization in 1884 called
the Sons of Sumner by a Cumberland
Confederate family, the McKaigs. More
than half the graves are unmarked.
No map or records exist to locate
graves. Many stones are small marble
stones in bad condition. During cemetery
restoration in 1990 members found
the graves of six black Union Civil
War Soldiers of the U.S.C.T. In less
than a year the CHCO raised enough
funds to build a monument dedicated
to the soldiers. It was unveiled by
CHCO member, the late Cumberland Major
Harry Stern during Memorial Day 1991.
Since then the organization holds
a Memorial Day service at this site
each year. At various times of the
year school groups tour the cemetery.
Certain areas of the cemetery have
been left to grow over, however monuments
are checked from time to time. There
are very little funds to care for
this cemetery.
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Photo: Rev. Daniel Wright speaks a Memorial Day Ceremony at the CHCO Civil War Union Souls Monument.
The monument erected in 1991, was featured in the Maryland Civil War Monuments Book "Lest We Forget" by Susan Soderburg.
 Adopted
March 1991, located on Town Creek Rd.,
halfway between Flintstone and Oldtown,
Md. This small family cemetery was cleared
and restored by CHCO in 1991. Over the
years member Wallace Wolford and sons
have worked very hard to keep up the
cemetery and rebuilding the white wooden
fence. Photos: Bucy Cemetery; Bucy Cemetery
gate members decorate gate for Christmas
season, 1991. Pictured are the late
CHCO Vice President Priscillia Collinson;
the late Edward E. Roberts, and President
Edward Taylor Jr.
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Adopted April 1992,
located in an alley between the north
of Walnut and Columbia Sts. in Cumberland.
This small plot that is the only trace
left that use to be the large Hooks
Addition Cemetery that use to cover
a great deal of the area. Buried here
are Union Soldier Private John Hughes
and his parents, Joseph and Mary Hughes.
Since it was adopted an area neighbor
found two small stones in their backyard
for two babies. They were given to the
CHCO and placed in memory of the children
in the plot. No doubt they were buried
n another part of the Hooks Addition
Cemetery, which is now a backyard. At
one time a four section obelisk marked
the graves of the Hughes. The top section
could not be located. In 1995 the CHCO
replaced the top section to match the
bottom sections. The CHCO seal, along
with the date of restoration was engraved.
On All Souls Day, November 2, 1994,
the CHCO unveiled a monument which tells
of the history of this site.
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Photo: 1994 CHCO monument:
Caretaker and neighbor George DeVore
and President Ed Taylor Jr. restored
obelisk is the background.
Photo: Vice President Mel Collins poses at the new replacement gravestone for Union Soldier Pvt. John Hughes, Nov. 2003.
Lower & Upper McLaughlin
Cemeteries, adopted April 1995, located
along the Arnold Stickly Rd. which runs
along the South Branch of the Potomac
River in Hampshire County, W.Va.
When
the organization took over, there
was nothing left of the lower cemetery
except a few broken field stones.
The cemetery is located under a power
line and trucks had been backed over
the stones.
During
1995 members under the direction of
William McLaughin Sr. built a metal
fence around the cemetery, cleared
the area of weeds. Buried in the lower
cemetery are Daniel McLaughlin a Revolutionary
War Soldier, his parents, wife and
descendants. In the upper cemetery
located across the Arnold Stickly
Rd. at the top of the hill are some
of Daniels children and their families.
 During
1995 funds were raised to erect a
monument to honor Daniel. A flag pole
was erected, a gift of Woodmen of
the World, a Thirteen Star Betsy Ross
flag flies at the site. The monument
was unveiled during a ceremony on
All Souls Day, November 2, 1995.
Photo: Monument at Lower
Cemetery which informs history of Daniel
McLaughlin and site. Members visit the
cemetery.
Located on Murleys Branch
Rd. in Flintstone, Md, this is one of
the oldest cemeteries in Allegany. The
first Episcopal Church and cemetery
in the area was located here. The church
moved to Cumberland in the mid-19 century.
From that time until 1997 the small
cemetery became overgrown. Local attorney
the late Genervieve Schaffer called
the CHCO attention to this site. On
All Souls Day, November 1997 the CHCO
unveiled a monument which informs of
the history of the site. Two years later
a monument in memory of Mrs. Schaffer
was unveiled at this site.
Photos: History monument;
Member Walter Barnes poses at sign;
members gather to unveil monument, November
2, 1997.
Located at Terra Angelica
on Smouses Mill Rd., Cumberland. For
tours of historic home see website www.terraangelica.com.
First burial was the cremated remains
of Dr. Frederick Miltenberger.
Photo: Burial ceremony
of the remains of Dr. Frederick Miltenberger,
August 2000. His wife and CHCO member
Mary C. Miltenberger places ashes in
a small vault.
 
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September
6 , 2001
- CHCO unveils marker at Pollock
grave
* rewritten from Cumberland
Times-News
Mexico
Farms - The Cumberland Historic
Cemetery organization recently
unveiled its monument at the
gravesite of Confederate soldier
James D. Pollock. The grave
is located in the Pollock Cemetery
near the C&O Canal in Mexico
Farms.
James
Dickson Pollock was born Aug.
27, 1841, in Cumberland, the
son of Joseph W.H. Pollock and
Hannah Katherine (Vanmeter)
Pollock. At the age of 20, he
traveled to Romney, W.Va, to
enlist in the Confederate Army.
He served in Company F, 7th
Regiment, Virginia Cavalry,
also known as Ashby's Cavalry.
Post war records show he was
briefly captured in Moorefield,
W.Va, on Dec. 3, 1862.
On
July 3, 1863, during the three-day
battle of Gettysburg, Pa., He
is exchanged at Cox's Landing
at the James River on Feb. 15,
1865.
After
the war, Pollock returned to
his farm in Cumberland. In 1896,
at the age of 55, he marries
Nellie Morris and the couple
have two sons and four daughters,
Winnie Davis, June Bertha, Edith
James and Edward. In 1915 he
moved to Barton.
Pollock
received the Confederate Cross
of Honour from the Daughters
of the Confederacy.
Pollock
died on Jan. 27, 1916, and was
returned to his family's farm
to be buried.
Master
of ceremonies was CHCO President
Edward Taylor Jr. Speakers were
Michael Williams of the Col.
Harry W. Gilmor Camp Sons of
Confederate Veterans.; Kristen
Kraske, president of the Coalition
to Protect Burial Sites; Jerry
Baxley, chairman of the Southern
Party and Southern National
Committee; and Earl H. Kepler,
chairman of the Southern Party
of Maryland.
The
history of James Pollock was
read by Kelly Taylor. The wreath-laying
was conducted by CHCO Secretary
Linda Burgess. The monument
was unveiled by CHCO Vice President
Melvin Collins and James Pollock,
grandson of the honoree. CHCO
board member Philip Carder was
soloist and prayers were lead
by CHCO Chaplin James Klipstein
Sr.
Harold
Scott author of "The Civil
War Era in Cumberland and nearby
Keyser, W.Va." attended
the ceremony and a combined
color guard was present.
For
many years, only a worn handmade
stone marked the grave. The
Cumberland Historic Cemetery
Organization installed a four-foot
upright granite head-stone and
a grave-sized ledger crypt.
Engraved on the crypt is the
history of Pollock at the foot
of the grave is a black iron
Confererate cross. The cross
was donated by the Col. Gilmor
Camp. A flag pole was installed
by Philip Carder and holds the
third National Confederate Flag.
Each
year the Cumberland Historic
Cemetery Organization erects
several monuments. Since 1983,
the organization has erected
hundreds of monuments from Micanopy,
Fla. to Cumberland. For more
information on the organization
visit the Web site at www.chco-online.org.
Please
see below for photo descriptions
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Photos of Pollock
Monument Ceremony
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Cemetery Sign |
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Visitors begin
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Tents erected
for CHCO historic photo
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CHCO President
Ed Taylor Jr. is Master
of Ceremonies |
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CHCO Chaplin
James Klipstein Sr. presents
the Invocation Prayer |
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Color Guard |
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Speaker Harold
Scott |
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Speaker Kristen
Kraske President |
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Speaker Jerry
Baxley chairman of the Southern
Party and National Southern
Committee. Please see the
Southern Party website at
www.southernparty2000.org
Phone: 804.675.7717
SNC P.O. Box 2464, Chesterfield,
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Speaker Earl
H. Kepler chairman of the
Southern Party of Maryland. |
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Speaker Michael
Williams of the Col. Harry
Gilmore camp of the sons
of Confederate Veterans |
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CHCO Board
Member Philip Carder Soloist |
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CHCO V.P.
Melvin Collins - James Pollock
grandson of James Pollock
the Confederate Soldier |
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CHCO secretary
Linda Burgess lays CHCO
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Three gun
hero salute |
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Monument before
unveiling |
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Third National
Confederate Flag |
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CHCO Wreath |
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CHCO member
Edward Taylor Sr. photographs
monument |
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CHCO monument
of Confederate James D.
Pollock |
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Sallie Pollock |
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