Spring Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Huntington, West Virginia. Established in 1874, Spring Hill Cemetery's oldest grave is dated 1838, with the first official burial being 1873.
Notable burials
1861 - Albert G. Jenkins, former United States House of Representatives 1875 - Peter Cline Buffington, first mayor of Huntington, West Virginia 1886 - Charles B. Hoard, former United States House of Representatives 1900 - Eustace Gibson, former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates 1905 - Delos W. Emmons, co-founder of Huntington, West Virginia 1930 - James A. Hughes, former United States House of Representatives 1940 - Eloise Hughes Smith, 1912 RMS Titanic disaster survivor 1954 - Skeeter Shelton, former Major League Baseball Outfielder 1959 - Will E. Neal, former United States House of Representatives
The Marshall Plane Crash In 1970, the Southern Airways Flight 932 was carrying 37 members of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, eight members of the coaching staff, 25 boosters, two pilots, two flight attendants, and a charter coordinator. The team was returning home after a 17–14 loss to the East Carolina Pirates at Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. A mass funeral was held at the field house and many of the dead were buried at the Spring Hill Cemetery, some together because bodies were not identifiable.
Popular culture One of the final scenes of We Are Marshall took place next to the Southern Airways Flight 932 memorial, as the team went into their first game after the crash.
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