Flower Hill Cemetery, North Bergen
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| Year established | 1873 [1] |
| Location | North Bergen, New Jersey |
| Country | USA |
Flower Hill Cemetery is located in North Bergen, New Jersey.[1][2][3] It is cojoined with Hoboken Cemetery and Machpelah Cemetery.[4]
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[edit] Notable burials
- Ed Alberian (1920–1997) children's television actor and entertainer
- Decatur Dorsey (1836-1891) Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Frank J. Bart (1883-1961) World War I Medal of Honor recipient
- William Joseph Peter (March 16, 1832 – June 10, 1918) , brewer, painter, philannthropist
- Christian Woerner (1825-1881) Civil War Union Army Officer
- Charles Schreyvogel, (1861-1912), American painter known for Western scenes[5]
In 1900, many who died in the fire of the SS Saale,[6] and SS Bremen on the North River (Hudson River) at Hoboken were interred at the cemetery.[7] Some of the others who perished in the massive fire on the Hoboken piers in 1900 were buried at the adjacent cemeteries in gravesites purhcased by the shipping company.[8]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Annual report of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey.". 1923. http://books.google.com/books?id=d9FQ9CHvAXIC&q. Retrieved 2007-08-26. "The application of the Flower Hill Cemetery Company to the township committee of the township of North Bergen, for the enlargement of said cemetery, ..."
- ^ Hoboken. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738537306. "... fire victims made its way down Washington Street; then, the dead were interred in a separate grave area at the Flower Hill Cemetery in North Bergen. ..."
- ^ "Pyramid Tomb". Weird NJ. Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20070611134710/http://www.weirdnj.com/stories/_cemetery05.asp. Retrieved 2007-08-26. "When entering Flower Hill cemetery of North Bergen, the first thing you'll notice is most of the hallowed ground is taken up by mausoleums -- stately turn-of-the-century cemetery abodes for the one time rich and famous pyramid tomb. One structure that stands out from the rest is the pyramid mausoleum of the family Harms. A tomb in which even the Pharaohs would've been proud to be interred."
- ^ Van Winkle, Daniel (1923). History of the Municipalities of Hudson County, 1630-1923. ISBN 0832850675.
- ^ Charles Schreyvogel at Find a Grave
- ^ "Stone Quays in Hoboken. The North German Lloyd Company to Rebuild at Once. The Salle is Pumped Dry. Tons of Decomposed Provisions Removed from Hold. Search for Bodies Awaits Removal of Debris". The New York Times. 1900-07-14. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20E10F93D5B11738DDDAD0994DF405B808CF1D3.
- ^ "Stop Fire Victims Burial". New York Times. 1900-07-20. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F30E15FF3C5B11738DDDA90A94DF405B808CF1D3.
- ^ "Ready to Raise the Saale Three More Bodies Found on the Burned Steamhip", New York Times, July 11, 1900, http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F1091EFF3B5D12738DDDA80994DF405B808CF1D3, retrieved 2011-08-31
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Coordinates: 40°47′17″N 74°01′31″W / 40.7881566°N 74.0251401°W
