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Heinzman plot
Trefzger plot
Maps
Sections
Other plots and burials
The cemetery dates from 1844, when members of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society formed a cemetery association. The numerous springs and groves suggested the name "Spring Grove".
On December 1, 1844 Salmon P. Chase and others prepared the Articles of Incorporation.
The cemetery was designed by Howard Daniels and formally chartered on January 21, 1845. The first burial took place on September 1, 1845.
In 1855, Adolph Strauch, a renowned landscape architect, was hired to beautify the grounds. His sense and layout of the "garden cemetery" made of lakes, trees and shrubs, is what visitors today still see. He created a more open landscape by setting limits on private enclosures and monument heights. The results of the redesign earned Strauch praise in the U.S. and abroad. In 2007, the cemetery was designated a National Historic Landmark.
Directions to the Heinzman and Trefzger Plots:
Enter the Spring Grove Ave entrance. Drive under the under-pass. Immediatelyturn left on the road with the yellow line down center. Drive back along the left side of the cemetery. The Heinzman plot is on the right side of the road about half way back just before a roed intersects from the right.
The Trefzgr plot is also on the road with the yellow line, near the back of the cemetery. As you near the back of the cemetery, just after you go up a hill and turn right, the Trefzger plot is on the left side of the road.
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