Luther Parker Cemetery

Luther Parker Cemetery (HMTA6)

Location: Muskego, WI 53150 Waukesha County
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N 42° 52.356', W 88° 4.34'

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Dedicated to Muskego's most illustrious pioneer and first European settler, Luther Parker, who brought his wife Alletta and five children to Muskego by horse and wagon in 1836. Luther Parker was one of several responsible for secession of Waukesha County from Milwaukee County in 1846 and served in the Wisconsin Legislature and the early Waukesha County Board. Mr. and Mrs. Parker were buried in the northwest corner of this cemetery. This cemetery, formerly called Durham Hill, was given to his earliest English neighbors by Levi Guild.

The pioneer settlers of Muskego who settled in the Durham Hill area buried their dead among the native wildflowers and prairie grasses of this site. In order to keep this native prairie hearty and suppress woody plants and invasive species, controlled burns are used on an infrequent basis. This cemetery site is officially recognized as a natural area. Please do not mow or otherwise damage the vegetation in respect for the natural setting in which the settlers buried their loved ones.

Gravestones are most easily observed in late April and May, after the Spring burning.

This cemetery is owned and operated under the City of Muskego, Parks & Recreation Department.
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HM NumberHMTA6
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Marker Number19-01_MARKER
Year Placed1966
Placed ByWaukesha County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 9:28pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 412415 N 4747225
Decimal Degrees42.87260000, -88.07233333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 52.356', W 88° 4.34'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 52' 21.36" N, 88° 4' 20.40" W
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Area Code(s)414, 262
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12910-13054 County Rd OO, Muskego WI 53150, US
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