Mount Hope Cemetery - Peru

Mt. Hope Cemetery has served the people of Peru for over 160 years. In June, 1845, 3 acres of land was purchased at $60 per acre from R.L. Britton and D.R. Bearss. The land was once a part of an area formerly known as Hospital Hill, and was at one time rich with oil derricks. The plat books of Miami County describe the property as: All that parcel of land commencing at a post witnessed by a white oak 36" in diameter; South 5 deg; east 1.06 chains to a beech 24" in diameter; north 52 chains, then east 18 links on the west side of an 80 acre lot." Although there had been several graveyards in the vicinity, Mt. Hope Cemetery became the first "laid out and established cemetery" for the residents of Peru, Indiana. It was laid out in 18 block sections, in what is now the far southeast corner of the cemetery.

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