Hope Cemetery
View inspired and derived from Hope Cemetery, establish in 1836, located in Galesburg IL at the corner of Main and Academy St.
View inspired and derived from Hope Cemetery, establish in 1836, located in Galesburg IL at the corner of Main and Academy St.
View inspired and derived from Hope Cemetery, establish in 1836, located in Galesburg IL at the corner of Main and Academy St.
Upon arrival on the Illinois prairie, the settlers first built temporary housing and, out of necessity, burial grounds. Originally known simply as "The Burying Ground," this cemetery was established by the trustees of Galesburg's First Church of Christ in 1836, one year prior to the establishment of the city and the College.
Hope Cemetery, as it eventually became known, has since become the final resting place of the original movers and shakers who helped establish Knox College and Galesburg, as well as College professors and students, soldiers, mayors, store keepers, journalists, and hundreds of others who lived in this prairie town. If there is one place that forever binds Knox College and Galesburg together, Hope Cemetery is it.
Text by Tom Wilson