Easton Cemetery
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Easton Cemetery
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| Location: | 401 N. Seventh St., Easton, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: | 40°41′55″N 75°13′7″W / 40.69861°N 75.21861°WCoordinates: 40°41′55″N 75°13′7″W / 40.69861°N 75.21861°W |
| Area: | 58.5 acres (23.7 ha) |
| Built: | 1849 |
| Architect: | Sidney, James Charles; Sebring, William |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Gothic |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
90001610 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 25, 1990 |
Easton Cemetery is a historic cemetery and burial site of many notable individuals, located in Easton, Pennsylvania. [2]
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
[edit] Notable burials
- Jefferson Davis Brodhead (1859-1920)
- Richard Brodhead (1811-1863)
- Thomas Coates (1803-1895), pioneer of American wind band music, bandleader 47th PA Inf. Regt. Band
- Peter Ihrie, Jr. (1796-1871)
- Philip Johnson (1818-1867)
- William Sebring Kirkpatrick (1844-1932)
- Howard Mutchler (1859-1916)
- William Mutchler (1831-1893)
- James Madison Porter (1793-1862)
- James F. Randolph (1791-1872)
- Joseph Fitz Randolph (1803-1873), represented New Jersey at large in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843.[3]
- Andrew Horatio Reeder (1807-1864)
- Samuel Sitgreaves (1764-1827)
- Henry Joseph Steele (1860-1933)
- George Taylor (1716-1781)
- David Douglas Wagener (1792-1860)
- Charles A. Wikoff (1837-1898)
- Conrad Meyer Zulick (1838-1926)
- Samuel Morton Zulick (1824-1876)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. Note: This includes Thomas E. Jones (May 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Easton Cemetery" (PDF). https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H092955_01H.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ Joseph Fitz Randolph, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 11, 2007.
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