Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- photographer. still image Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc 2019-11-02. eng Title, date, keywords, and additional description details based on information provided by the photographer. Pontiac was first settled in 1818 and 1819 by landowners who called themselves the "Pontiac Company," and in 1822 they set aside a parcel of land east of town for use as a cemetery, church, and parsonage. In 1839 the village of Pontiac hired Captain Hervey Parke to survey the parcel and lay out a lot as a cemetery. This became the first portion of the present Oak Hill Cemetery, and the grounds were plotted for use by 1841. Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. America Oak Hill Cemetery Cemeteries Hervey Parke Mausoleums United States Michigan Oakland County Pontiac. Carol M. Highsmith Archive. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.60408 No known restrictions on publication.