The Frankfort Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located on East Main Street in Frankfort, Kentucky . The cemetery is the burial site of Daniel Boone , the famed frontiersman, and contains the graves of other famous Americans including seventeen Kentucky governors and a Vice President of the United States .
22-708: The cemetery is built on a bluff overlooking the Kentucky River with views of the Kentucky State Capitol , the Kentucky Governor's Mansion , downtown Frankfort, south Frankfort, and the Capitol District. The cemetery was created by Judge Mason Brown , son of statesman John Brown , inspired by a visit to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston . Brown enlisted other Frankfort civic leaders and on February 27, 1844,
44-506: A Kentucky War Memorial designed by Robert E. Launitz and inscribed with the names of officers killed in numerous wars. During the American Civil War , Frankfort Cemetery was used for the final resting place of soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Corporal, Lyman B. Hannaford of the 103rd Ohio Infantry notes in his letter dated April 2, 1863, "They are planting (as soldiers term it) a good many soldiers here—almost one per day. That
66-615: A uranium prospecting boom in the 1950s. With the uranium decline in the 1970s, Bluff again declined and now remains a small town with about 200 residents. Bluff is located in the sparsely populated southeastern Utah canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau . The community is on the north margin of the San Juan River valley at the confluence of Cottonwood Wash with the San Juan. U.S. routes 163 and 191 and State Route 162 pass through
88-466: A circle of vaults. Carmichael imported and planted trees and flowering shrubs from the mountains of Kentucky , intending the cemetery to double as an arboretum in a time when residents could not easily travel to see mountain plants not native to the region. Carmichael is also buried in the cemetery. There are numerous monuments and memoria in the cemetery. A central feature is the State Mound, featuring
110-542: A farming community in southeastern Utah. After forging about 200 miles (320 kilometers) of their own trail over difficult terrain, the settlers arrived on the site of Bluff in April 1880. (The trail followed went over and down the " Hole in the Rock ", which now opens into one of the tributaries of Lake Powell.) The town was named for the bluffs near the town site. The town's population had declined to seventy by 1930 but rebounded during
132-516: A ghost town The Bluff (Atlanta) , Georgia, a neighborhood of Atlanta Bluff (Pittsburgh) , Pennsylvania, a neighborhood Bluff, Texas , an unincorporated community Bluff, Utah , a town Bluff Creek (California) , a watercourse in California that empties into Ballona Wetlands Bluff Creek (Des Moines River tributary) , a stream in Iowa Bluff Creek (Cimarron River tributary) ,
154-740: A mound near Ypres, Belgium, fought over by the British and Germans in the First World War Actions of the Bluff, 1916 The Bluff, Bahamas , the name of three communities The Bluff (Cayman Islands) , the highest point of the Cayman Islands, located on the island of Cayman Brac Bluff Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Bluff Island (Antarctica) , Prydz Bay, Antarctica Bluff Island (Hong Kong) , Port Shelter, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong Game-oriented [ edit ] Bluff (poker) ,
176-596: A stream in Kansas; see Clark County State Lake Bluff Swamp , Ascension Parish, Louisiana Other places [ edit ] Bluff, New Zealand , a town and seaport in the South Island (colloquially known as The Bluff) Bluff River (New Zealand) Bluff, KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa, a geographical region of Durban Yamate , a neighborhood of Yokohama, Japan, often called "The Bluff" in English The Bluff,
198-439: A tactic in the game of poker Bluff (magazine) , covering poker A slang term for liar's dice , a dice game Film and TV [ edit ] Bluff (2007 film) , a Canadian film Bluff (1976 film) an Italian crime-comedy film Bluff (1924 film) , an American drama silent film Bluff (1916 film) , an American comedy silent film directed by Rae Berger "Bluff" ( Prison Break episode) , an episode of
220-591: A town The Bluff, Queensland (Ipswich) , a rural locality in the city of Ipswich The Bluff, Queensland (Toowoomba Region) , a rural locality Bluff River (New South Wales) Bluff River (Murchison River) , a river of Tasmania Bluff River (Prosser River) , Tasmania; see Levendale, Tasmania "The Bluff", common name of Rosetta Head , a headland adjoining Victor Harbor in South Australia United States [ edit ] Bluff, Alabama , an unincorporated community Bluff, Alaska ,
242-519: Is April 25. Summer is long and hot with occasional thunderstorms. Days reach 90 °F (32 °C), an average of 86 days per year, and attain highs of 100 °F (38 °C) or greater on 16. Despite the hot days, nights cool to 60 °F (16 °C). While September is still hot, temperatures cool rapidly in October and November. Snow has fallen in October but usually holds off until late November. The first freeze typically comes on October 7. As of
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#1732851583723264-490: Is a good many for the number of troops here." Eighteen Kentucky governors are buried there: Other notable people buried at Frankfort Cemetery include: bluff#Etymology 2 [REDACTED] Look up bluff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bluff or The Bluff may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Bluff, Queensland , Australia,
286-464: Is a steep slope or rounded cliff, usually overlooking a shoreline or other body of water The Bluff (album) , a 2001 album by Sarah Dougher See also [ edit ] Bluff City (disambiguation) Bluff Hill (disambiguation) El Bluff , Nicaragua, a coastal port city El Bluff Airport , a former airport BLUF (disambiguation) Bluffs, Illinois , a village All pages with titles containing Bluff Topics referred to by
308-493: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bluff, Utah Bluff is a town in San Juan County , Utah , United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census . Bluff incorporated in 2018. Ann Leppanen is currently the mayor. Under the direction of John Taylor , Silas S. Smith and Danish settler Jens Nielson led about 230 Mormons on an expedition to start
330-510: The Kentucky General Assembly approved the cemetery's incorporation. The 32-acre (13 ha) property, then called Hunter's Garden , was purchased in 1845 for $ 3,801. Additional land was purchased in 1858 and in 1911 for a total of 100 acres (40 ha). Brown hired Scottish-born landscape architect Robert Carmichael to design the cemetery. The cemetery is laid out in a style similar to Mount Auburn, with curving lanes, terraces and
352-432: The census of 2000, there were 320 people, 135 households, and 75 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.5 people per square mile (5.6/km ). There were 191 housing units at an average density of 8.6/sq mi (3.3/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 62.50% White , 35.00% Native American , 0.94% from other races , and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.06% of
374-539: The 2006 television series Prison Break Bluff (TV series) , a Canadian game show broadcast by CBC Television People [ edit ] nickname of Benjamin Wade (1800–1878), American lawyer and politician Richard Bluff , English visual effects supervisor Other uses [ edit ] Bluff (Canadian prairies) is a term in Canadian English for a group of trees on the prairies Bluff (geography)
396-670: The community. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.7 km ), of which 22.1 square miles (57.2 km ) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.4 km ) (2.43%) is water. Bluff has a cold desert climate ( Köppen BWk ) typical of southern Utah, though it borders on a cold semi-arid climate ( BSk ). Winters are cool and dry with occasional snow. Despite averaging just over 8 in (20 cm) of snow per year, only three seasons have gone without snow (1928-1929, 1963-1964, and 1995-1996). The snowiest season
418-413: The population. There were 135 households, of which 28.9% had children under 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37, and the average family size
440-446: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bluff . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bluff&oldid=1231743503 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
462-494: Was 1978-1979, with 28 in (71 cm). Nights are chilly, falling below freezing on 141 days per year, while only seven days fail to rise above freezing. Bluff is located in hardiness zone 7A, with an average yearly low of 1 °F (−17 °C). Spring comes quickly in February and is the driest time of the year. Temperatures are usually warm, although snow has fallen as late as April (although very rarely). The average last freeze
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#1732851583723484-410: Was 3.25. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 104.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 23,906, and the median income for
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