Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery located in
West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
West Norriton Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Norristown Area School District. The population of the township was 15,663 at the 2010 census.
History
On March 9, 1909, Norriton Towns ...
, United States, near the western edge of
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown is a municipality with home rule status and the county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 7 ...
. It was established in 1894.
Notable interments
* William Jordan Bolton (1833–1906), Brevet Brigadier General in American Civil War. Commander of the
51st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
*
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibl ...
(1874–1959), Major League Baseball Player.
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* Lloyd H. Wood (1896–1964), 20th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1955
See also
* Montgomery Cemetery (West Norriton Township, Pennsylvania) – the historic cemetery which adjoins Riverside Cemetery
References
External links
*
Riverside Cemetery
at Interment.net
* {{GNIS, 1185138, Riverside Cemetery
Cemeteries in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
1894 establishments in Pennsylvania