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Letter from Geraldine Van Notric, Hillgrove Cemetery Board Member, to Jake Thomas, Historic Preservation Officer, nominating Hillgrove Cemetery for recognition as a King County Historic Site under Section 4 of Ordinance No. 4828. Cemetery located at 200th Street and 16th Ave. So., southwest of Sea-Tac Airport (legal description 042204 9025), size 0.92 acres. Association formed 1923, first burial 1900. Nomination argues cemetery contains graves of persons responsible for economic development of the Highline area, offers ethnic, historic tombstone architectural design, military veterans, and genealogical information. Supplementary pages detail current condition (rockery front, Port Of Seattle fencing on three sides, mowing by Telephone Pioneer Group), vandalism concerns, and a parking proposal to Port Of Seattle. Veterans list includes WWI veterans Everett E. Elsey (Cpl. 39 Inf. 4 Div.), Roy W. Dunbar (361st Infantry Band, 91st Div.), William McLain Ferguson (U.S.S. Wyoming); Civil War veterans William H. Pennington (Company E 39th Reg. Inf.), Capt. Sidney B. Vrooman, Jasper A. Commons, David S. Elsey; and Chris Reeploeg (Imperial German Army under Wilhelm I).