They hired James L. Glen to draw up a plan, and in 1864 purchased the land and dedicated Highland Cemetery.

A short time later the entrance lodge was moved, and fieldstone piers added.

[4] Highland Cemetery covers about 50 acres, with a rolling, sloped topography which includes knolls, valleys, and ravines.

[3][5][6] There is also a Civil War memorial on the cemetery grounds, which an inscription says was also presented by Mary Ann Starkweather.

[2] The gates at the cemetery entrance are constructed of decorative wrought iron and measure 10 feet (3.0 m) high and 81 inches (2.1 m) wide.