The Monongahela Cemetery is an historic

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Monongahela, Pennsylvania Monongahela, referred to locally as Mon City, is a third class city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is about south of Pittsburgh proper. The population was 4 ...

that was established in 1863. Landscape architects Hare & Hare designed a portion of the property.

History and notable features

The cemetery was listed on the U.S.

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in 2001. The cemetery now occupies 160 acres, but only about 100 acres are included in the National Register listing. John Chislett designed the original thirty-two-acre plot in the

tradition. Roughly sixty acres were added to the grounds in 1915 and were designed in the lawn park style by Hare & Hare. The five-acre St. Mary's Cemetery was opened circa 1900 and was incorporated into the 1915 expansion.

Notable interments

* Robert Grant Furlong (1886–1973), US Congressman * Baptiste "Bap" Manzini (1920–2008), professional football player * Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), professional football player The cemetery contains two

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Ferry Command and a sapper of the

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CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.

References

External links

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