Prospect Hill Cemetery

May 2026

Very racist energy here. This is a beautiful cemetery and I happened to stop by with a scooter, not knowing they weren’t allowed. I was confronted by a man with blonde hair who told me to “get my scooter out of the way” and asked, “who do you have that’s buried here?” I’m a historical preservationist, and this is exactly what I seek to dismantle — white people’s entitlement over places of rest. I’d advise any person of color to consider burying their loved ones elsewhere.

Jun 2020

Prospect Hill Cemetery is one of three cemeteries in a cluster on a hill in Bloomingdale. Four years after its neighbor, Glenwood Cemetery, Prospect Hill Cemetery opened in 1858 for the German immigrant community in Washington, D.C. It's still a working cemetery today with amazing views of the city.