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Allegheny Cemetery
Coordinates : 40°28′19″N 79°57′04″W / 40.472 , -79.951
Allegheny Cemetery in 2008
Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest, oldest, and most picturesque burial grounds in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA .
It is a nonsectarian, wooded hillside park located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood and bounded by Bloomfield , Garfield , and Stanton Heights . It is sited on the north-facing slope of hills above the Allegheny River .
Opened in 1845, the Allegheny Cemetery is the sixth oldest rural cemetery in America and has expanded over the years to now encompass 300 acres (1.2 km²).
Its design echoes the landscaped garden style of the Mount Auburn Cemetery near Boston, Massachusetts , considered one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the United States .
Allegheny Cemetery memorializes more than 100,000. Some of the oldest graves are of soldiers who fought in the French and Indian War , which were moved here from their original burial site at Pittsburgh's Trinity Cathedral downtown. Many notables from the city of Pittsburgh are buried here as well. The cemetery was amongst those profiled in the PBS documentary A Cemetery Special
Notable interments
The cemetery has many hills, lakes, and wooded areas.
Don Brockett , Chef Brockett on the PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood General John Neville (1731–1803), American Revolutionary War veteranEbenezer Denny (1761–1822), first mayor of Pittsburgh , American Revolutionary War veteranWalter Forward (1786–1852), United States Secretary of the Treasury Harmar Denny (1794–1852), U.S. Congressman Thomas Williams (1806–1872), Civil War congressman, prosecutor in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson .John Baptiste Ford (1811–1903), industrialist, founder of PPG Industries and Ford City, Pennsylvania Thomas Mellon (1813–1908), founder of Mellon Bank Jane Swisshelm (1815–1884), journalist , abolitionist , and women's rights advocateGeneral Alexander Hays (1819–1869)Stephen Foster (1826–1864), songwriterGeneral James S. Negley (1826–1901), Civil War general and U.S. Congressman Henry Kirke Porter (1840–1921)Eben Byers (1880–1932), wealthy American industrialist and socialite noted for his gruesome death caused by consumption of the radioactive patent medicine Radithor .Andrew Mellon (1855–1937), banker and United States Secretary of the Treasury , and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club Lillian Russell (1861–1922), singer, actressCalbraith Perry Rodgers (1879–1912), aviation pioneerGus Greenlee (1893–1952)Josh Gibson (1911–1947), baseball great of the Negro Leagues Stanley Turrentine (1934–2000), jazz musicianLouis Semple Clarke (1867-1957); automotive pioneer, founder of the Autocar Company and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
James McCord (1822-1894); millionaire owner of the oldest hattery west of the Allegheny Mountains and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
Harry Kendall Thaw , (Feb 12, 1871-Feb 22, 1947); murderer of architect Stanford White , husband of Evelyn Nesbit Benjamin Thaw (March 14, 1859 – August 9, 1933); Pittsburgh financier and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
Calvin Wells (December 26, 1827 - August 2, 1909); industrialist, financier and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
Henry Sellers McKee (March 5, 1843 – June 10, 1924); millionaire glass manufacturer, founder of Jeannette, Pennsylvania and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
John Caldwell, Jr. (1827 – 1902) George Westinghouse partner and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
James Hay Reed (September 10, 1853–June 17, 1927); founding partner, Knox & Reed (now Reed Smith LLP ), and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
The unidentified remains of 54 victims of the 1862 Allegheny Arsenal explosion.
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