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DENNIS HINES

Members of the Commission for the Historic Preservation of Lake Geneva recently unveiled a plaque honoring Oak Hill Cemetery for its inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places and the State Register of Historic Places.

The Historic Preservation Commission held a groundbreaking ceremony to unveil the plaque on October 16. The plaque will be placed in the cemetery.

During the ceremony, Patrick Quinn, a local historian and member of the Historic Preservation Commission, presented John Notz with a certificate, making him an honorary resident of Lake Geneva for helping to get the cemetery on the register.

Members of the Commission for the Historical Preservation of Lake Geneva have been working on the inscription of the cemetery on the registers for about 13 years.

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Officials from the United States Department of the Interior listed Oak Hill Cemetery on the National Register on April 26.

The cemetery has also been listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the State Preservation Office of the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Oak Hill Cemetery was established in 1880 after what is now known as the Pioneer Cemetery in the village of Geneva became full, and village officials began to search for a location for a new cemetery.

Several well-known people are buried in the cemetery, including the Sears family, the Crane family, John George Moran and 76 Union Civil War soldiers.

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