Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in

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runs through the two halves of the cemetery (exit 144 and exit 145, respectively). This cemetery was established in 1859 and is maintained by the

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. In the 1950s, the newly-constructed Garden State Parkway cut directly through the cemetery. Hundreds of graves had to be moved prior to construction. Both sides of the cemetery are visible to drivers on the Parkway today.

Notable burials

* Thomas J. Callan (1853–1908), Indian Wars

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recipient * Jack Farrell (1857–1914),

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player for 11 seasons, from 1879–1889 * Edward F. McDonald (1844–1892), represented

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from 1895–1899 * Cornelius Augustine McGlennon (1878–1931), represented from 1919–1921 *

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(1872–1926), Representative from New Jersey 8th District from 1923–1925 * Paul John Moore (1868–1938), represented

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from 1927–1929Paul John Moore biography

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. Accessed July 11, 2007. * Edward L. O'Neill (1903–1948), represented

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from 1937–1939 *

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(1818–1898), Civil War

recipient *

James Smith, Jr. James Smith Jr. (June 12, 1851April 1, 1927) was a newspaper publisher and United States Senate, U.S. Senator from New Jersey. A leader of the Irish Catholic community, he was the Democratic party boss who sponsored Woodrow Wilson to the governo ...

(1851–1927), U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1893–1899 * Thomas Sullivan (1859–1940), Indian Wars

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