Legacy Society of the Cave Hill Heritage Foundation
 
What is your legacy? Do you enjoy visiting Cave Hill Cemetery, and would like future generations to enjoy the tranquility and beauty of Louisville's landmark? Please consider supporting our Foundation by leaving us in your Will. Contact Michael Higgs for more information at 502-451-5630.
  Chartered by the General Assembly of Kentucky on February 5,1848 for the purpose of operating a rural cemetery. Cave Hill was dedicated in July of that year and the transition of Cave Hill Farm into a beautiful and historic cemetery began.
 

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  As an integral part of the Louisville community, Cave Hill Cemetery is more than a sacred resting place. For this reason, the Cave Hill Heritage Foundation has been developed as a vehicle for the long-term preservation needs of Cave Hill Cemetery. We provide multiple avenues for your participation in the foundation, and hope that you will take the time to learn about our mission, projects, and membership opportunities.
   
   
 
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Image Gallery
 
 
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January 2012 Winner- Winter skies cloud the Irvin Mausoleum atop Section P. James Irvin was a successful riverboat captain. Henry Whitestone designed the Gothic building in 1867. Photographer: George Jones
 
February 2012 Winner- Snow covers the gravesite of one of Cave Hill’s most colorful characters. Photographer: Gertrude Hudson
 
March 2012 Winner- March weather thins the lake ice as our swans contemplate the breeding season. Photographer: Mildred Farmer
 
April 2012 Winner- The Price-Atwood cross in Section N circle welcomes Spring tulips. Photographer: Mildred Farmer
 
May 2012 Winner- A Cornelian Cherry Dogwood and Japanese Cherry are suitable backdrops for beautiful marble sculpture. Photographer: George Jones
 
June 2012 Winner- Pink Dogwoods welcome visitors to the lake. Photographer: Threse Jetter
 
July 2012 Winner- A male swan (cob) stakes out his breeding territory on Twin Lakes. Photographer: Mildred Farmer
 
August 2012 Winner- A whimsical boy angel relaxes in a bronze urn with a Black Pine accent. Photographer: George Jones
 
September 2012 Winner- Old and new mausoleums are tied together with a well-maintained landscape. Photographer: Gertrude Hudson
 
October 2012 Winner- Bullet’s Angel of the Resurrection and Thorwaldsen’s Christ figure adorn Cave Hill’s boardroom and office building at the Broadway entrance. Photographer: Gertrude Hudson
 
November 2012 Winner- Maple leaves blanket the Cave Hill National Cemetery on Veteran’s Day 2010. Photographer: Mildred Farmer
 
December 2012 Winner- Massive, buttressing roots of the American Beech anchor Section 13 into the Fall landscape. Photographer: George Jones
 
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A Glimpse of Spring- April 2011
 
A Glimpse of Spring- April 2011
 
January- White Pines planted in 1870- Cave Hill National Cemetery by Gertrude Hudson
 
February- Main Lake view through the Nuda Bamboo grove by Anita Finley
 
March- Mother (Georgie) & Daughter (Georgie) Dumesnil circa 1873 by George Jones
 
April- Saucer Magnolia at the Administration office circa 1890 by Lisa Mohr
 
May- Poukhanense Korean Azaleas in Section 4 by Steven Bonderski
 
June- Yulan Magnolia in Section A by Millie Farmer
 
July- Under the rotunda at the Satterwhite “Temple of Love” by Anita Finley
 
August- Royal Mute Swans at Twin Lakes by Lisa Mohr
 
September- Gheens Mausoleum atop Section P by Gertrude Hudson
 
 

 
 
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