Fort Hill Cemetery

Fort Hill Cemetery, founded in 1851, is a historic cemetery located in downtown Auburn, New York, known for its headstones of notable people such as former Secretary of State William H. Seward, his son, General William H. Seward Jr. and abolitionist and humanitarian Harriet Tubman.HistoryThe cemetery, which was founded in 1851, is built on what was once a fortified village of the Cayuga Indians. The cemetery features a 56ft. high limestone obelisk monument to Chief Logan, famed chief of the Cayuga Indians.Notable burialsThe cemetery features headstones of such notable people as: Myles Walter Keogh, civil war Brevet Lt.Thomas Mott Osborne, Warden of Sing SingFrances Adeline Seward, wife of William H. Seward and abolitionistWilliam H. Seward, New York Governor, Senator and U.S. Secretary of StateWilliam H. Seward Jr., banker and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil WarHarriet Tubman, who is resting on Fort Hill Cemetery's "West Lawn C", beneath a large tree with two small bushes on each side of her headstoneMartha Coffin Wright, feminist, abolitionist, and signatory of the Declaration of Sentiments.