Adams County
1020 S 5th | Quincy, IL
Among the midwest’s most beautiful cemeteries; ancient hardwoods and panoramic Mississippi views planned by Quincy’s founder, John Wood, circa 1846. A stately mausoleum graces the site where a civil war hospital once stood.
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American Actor Roy Brocksmith, known for such titles as Total Recall and Star Trek: The Next Generation, is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Block 8, adjacent to the Honoring Soldiers Monument.
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Looking for Lincoln
WOODLAND CEMETERY AT TRIANGLE INSIDE ENTRANCE
HIS FRIENDS REST HERE (SIDE 1)
• The historical significance of Quincy’s oldest active cemetery
• Many of Lincoln’s personal and political friends buried here
• Camp Wood, Quincy’s first army camp located nearby
A VICTORIAN CEMETERY (SIDE 2)
• An example of the rural cemetery movement of the 1800s
• The burial locations of Lincoln’s friends
• Cornelius Volk’s memorial monument to Civil War soldiers
