Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in

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. It is a historic

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. The non-sectarian, wooded hillside park is located at 4734

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in the Lawrenceville neighborhood, and bounded by the Bloomfield,

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, and Stanton Heights areas. It is sited on the north-facing slope of hills above the

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. In 1973 the cemetery's Butler Street Gatehouse was listed on the

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and, in 1980, the entire cemetery was listed on the National Register.

History

Incorporated in 1844, the Allegheny Cemetery is the sixth oldest

in the United States. It has been expanded over the years and now encompasses . Allegheny Cemetery memorializes more than 124,000 people. Some of the oldest graves are of soldiers who fought in the

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. Their remains were reinterred here, moved from their original burial site at Trinity Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh. Many notables from the city of

are buried here. The cemetery was among those profiled in the

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documentary ''

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''. In 1834, three members of the Third Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, Dr. J. Ramsey Speer, Stephen Colwell and John Chislett Sr. determined to establish a rural cemetery near Pittsburgh. Dr. Speer later visited several famous rural cemeteries,

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in Boston,

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in Philadelphia, and

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in Brooklyn, New York. In 1842 the group selected the 100-acre farm of Colonel Bayard for the site. An Act of Incorporation passed the Pennsylvania Legislature and was signed by Gov. David R. Porter on April 24, 1844. Mt. Barney was selected as the site of a memorial to naval heroes in 1848, and Commodore

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and Lt. James L. Parker were reinterred there. On Memorial Day, 1937, a new memorial was unveiled at Allegheny Cemetery, dedicated to the more than 7,000 servicemen buried here.

Notable interments

* John Arbuckle (1838–1912), coffee and sugar businessman * Marcus E. Baldwin (1863–1929), Major League Baseball player * Joseph Baker (1806–1862), mayor of Pittsburgh (1850–1851) *

(1759–1818),

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in the

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veteran (Moved to new site in 1848) *

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* James Blackmore (1821-1875),

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from 1872 to 1875 and 1868–1869. * Francis B. Brewer (1820–1892), US Congressman *

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* Louis Semple Clarke (1867–1957), automotive pioneer, founder of the

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and member of the

* James Wallace Conant (1862–1906), manager of the

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and

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, and founder of the

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. *

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(1931–2012), college football commentator *Daniel William Cooper (1830-1920), one of the founders of the Sigma Chi Fraternity *

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veteran *

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* Harmar D. Denny Jr. (1886–1966), US Congressman * William J. Diehl (1845–1929), politician and mayor of Pittsburgh * Samuel Diescher (1839-1915), engineer who designed the

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and the majority of such projects in Pennsylvania and the US, also designed many industrial projects * Harry Allison Estep (1884–1968), US Congressman *

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(1803–1878), US Congressman * General Alexander Hays (1819–1864) * William B. Hays (1844–1912), Pittsburgh mayor *Joseph Horne (1826–1891), founder of Pittsburgh department store

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; this chain closed in 1994 *

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(1808–1877), US Congressman * Alfred E. Hunt (1855–1899), co-founder of the company that became

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* Thomas Irwin (1785–1870), US Congressman * William Wallace Irwin (1803–1856), US Congressman, mayor of Pittsburgh * William Freame Johnston (1808–1872), Governor of Pennsylvania *

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(1813–1874), pioneer oil refiner *

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(1797–1873), US Congressman * F. T. F. Lovejoy (1854–1932), Industrialist, associate of

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* James Lowry Jr. (1820–1876), Pittsburgh mayor * William McClelland (1842–1892), US Congressman * Charles McClure (1804–1846), US Congressman *James McCord (1822–1894), millionaire owner of the oldest hattery west of the Allegheny Mountains and member of the

*Henry Sellers McKee (1843–1924), millionaire glass manufacturer, founder of

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and member of the

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(1820–1885), US Congressman * William McNair (1880–1948), Pittsburgh mayor *

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* Alexander Pollock Moore (1867–1930), publisher of the '' Pittsburgh Leader'' and ambassador who was married to actress

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* James Kennedy Moorhead (1806–1884), US Congressman * Philip H. Morgan (1825–1900), lawyer, jurist, diplomat * General James S. Negley (1826–1901),

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and

* John Neville (1731–1803),

veteran and tax collector during the

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* George Tener Oliver (1848–1919), publisher of the Pittsburgh ''Gazette Times'' and ''Chronicle Telegraph'', US Senator *

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(1838–1903),

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officer * Henry Kirke Porter (1840–1921), US Congressman *

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(1853–1927), founding partner, Knox & Reed (now

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), and member of the

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(1846–1933), US Congressman * William Robinson Jr. (1785–1868), politician, businessman and militia general *

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(1879–1912), aviation pioneer * James Ross (1762–1847), US Senator * Archibald H. Rowand Jr. (1845–1913), Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient *

(1861–1922), singer, actress *

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(1932–2014), billionaire supporter of conservative causes, publisher of the ''

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'' *

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(1832–1924), United States Supreme Court Associate Justice * Jacob B. Sweitzer (1821-1888), Pennsylvania lawyer and soldier. He commanded the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division/5th Corps of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg *

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(1815–1884),

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, and

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advocate *

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(1750–1820), US Congressman *Benjamin Thaw (1859–1933), Pittsburgh financier and member of the

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(1871–1947), murderer of architect

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, husband of

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(1934–2000),

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musician * Rachel Mellon Walton (1899-2006), member of the prominent

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, and prominent Pittsburgh

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*Calvin Wells (1827–1909), industrialist, financier and member of the

* Jane McDowell Foster Wiley (1829–1903), wife of Stephen Foster and inspiration for his song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" * Thomas Williams (1806–1872),

congressman, prosecutor in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. *The unidentified remains of 54 victims of the 1862

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explosion.

Gallery

File:Angel of the Resurrection (side view), James B. Hogg Monument, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA - March 2016.JPG, ''Angel of the Resurrection'' on James B. Hogg monument (sculpted by

Henry Kirke Brown Henry Kirke Brown (February 24, 1814 in Leyden, Massachusetts – July 10, 1886 in Newburgh, New York) was an American sculptor. Life He began to paint portraits while still a boy, studied painting in Boston under Chester Harding, learned a lit ...

, ca. 1850) File:Angel of the Resurrection (front view), James B. Hogg Monument, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA - March 2016.JPG, ''Angel of the Resurrection'' on James B. Hogg monument (sculpted by

, ca. 1850) File:Faith, Hope and Charity by Carl Conrads on Moorhead Column, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA - March 2016.JPG, ''Faith, Hope and Charity'' on Moorhead Column (sculpted by

Carl Conrads Carl H. Conrads (February 26, 1839 in Breisig, Germany – May 24, 1920 in Hartford, Connecticut) was an American sculptor best known for his work on Civil War monuments and his two works in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. C ...

, 1877)

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Notable interments

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See also

References

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