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King County Landmarks Commission nomination form for Hillgrove Cemetery, located on 200th St. S. between 15th and 16th Streets, Seattle (Highline District), King County, Washington. The cemetery consists of 57 individually owned plots, is privately administered by the Hillgrove Cemetery Association (c/o Mrs. Melanie Draper, Zenith, WA 98188), and is surrounded on three sides by Port Of Seattle land enclosed with a 6-ft. chain-link fence. The nomination documents the cemetery’s significance in areas of architecture, economics, exploration/settlement, and ethnic heritage, linking it to pioneer families of the Highline/Des Moines area including the Elsey, Kinkling, Vrooman, Dunbar, Utz, and Ellington families. Notable history includes David Elsey’s first sawmill, John C. Elsey’s telephone company and Des Moines activities, Fred Kinkling’s land donation, and connections to the origins of Pike Place Market. The property was determined eligible in the Burien Centennial Historical Sites survey 1880–1980, published by the Southwest King County Arts Council, with records held at Highline Community College, Midway, Washington 98031.