Continuing with notable and interesting burials in Washington, D.C.'s Oak Hill Cemetery.
** George Peter (1779-1861)-- Officer in War of 1812. U.S. House of Representatives.
** John Rodgers (1812-1882)-- U.S. Navy. Son of Navy hero John Rodgers. Commanded South Atlantic Blockading Squadron during Civil War.
** William Ledyard Rodgers (1860-1904)-- U.S. Navy. Son of John Rodgers (above). Officer in Spanish-American War and World War I.
** George Washington Roosevelt (1843-1907)-- Third cousin of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.
** Howard K. Smith (1914-2002)-- Famed pioneer television newscaster.
--Old B-Runner
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