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Hoffmeister Cemetary Preservation Planning
In 2000, Phase I archaeological investigations along a proposed pipeline corridor recorded a small family cemetery adjacent to the corridor. A Preservation Plan was developed to outline procedures to ensure long-term protection of the cemetery from impacts associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the sewer pipeline. The cemetery is considered potentially to be eligible for the National Register under Criterion B and/or Criterion C.
The cemetery consists of ten crypts capped at the ground surface by large limestone slabs. The Fort Madison Democrat published an article in 1973 that associates the cemetery with Augustus Hoffmeister. Hoffmeister was a German immigrant who came to America in 1848 and moved to the Fort Madison area in 1854 to practice medicine. He served as a surgeon in the Iowa Eighth Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and he was appointed surgeon at the Iowa penitentiary after the war. He and his wife, Bertha, had ten children. Augustus’ tomb was not identified in the cemetery. Legible dates on the tombstones include 1860, 1916, 1917, 1926, and 1962.
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Landmark Archaeology, Inc. is a woman-owned, full-service resource management firm located in Altamont, New York specializing in preservation planning in the Northeast and Midwest. With over 75 years of collective experience, no one in the industry has a better reputation or more keyed-in expertise for preservation planning. Our knowledgeable team uses state-of-the-art equipment needed for precise and trusted preservation planning. We strive to create strategies tailored to the individual characteristics of each preservation planning project, ensuring that work is completed ethically and sustainably.
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