Allegheny Cemetery is one of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's largest, oldest, and most picturesque cemeteries. (This article is about the city. ...

It is a nonsectarian, wooded hillside park located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood and bounded by Bloomfield, Garfield, and Stanton Heights. Allegheny Cemetery is sited on the north-facing slope of hills above the Allegheny River. Lawrenceville is a neighborhood on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanias east area. ... Bloomfield is a neighborhood in the East End of the City of Pittsburgh; it is located some three miles from the Golden Triangle, which is the citys center. ... Bride of Penn Avenue, Garfield, Pittsburgh Garfield is a neighborhood in the City of Pittsburghs East End, about three miles as the crow flies from the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers at the Citys heart. ... Stanton Heights is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanias east city area. ... The Allegheny River (historically, especially in New York state, also spelled Allegany River) is a principal tributary of the Ohio River, which it forms with the Monongahela River at the downtown Pittsburghs Golden Triangle point. The river is approximately 325 mi (523 km) long, in the U.S. states...

Its design echoes the landscaped garden style of the Mount Auburn Cemetery near Boston, Massachusetts and is considered one of the most beautiful burial grounds in the United States. Opened in 1845, the Allegheny Cemetery is the sixth oldest rural cemetery in America and has expanded over the years to now encompass 300 acres (1.2 km²). Mount Auburn Cemetery Mount Auburn Cemetery Hunnewell family obelisk Bigelow Chapel Civil War memorial Founded in 1831 as Americas first garden cemetery, Mount Auburn Cemetery is an Elysium where, traditionally, chaste classical monuments were set in rolling landscaped terrain. ... For other instances of Boston, see Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The cemetery memorializes more than 100,000. Some of the oldest graves are of soldiers who fought in the French and Indian War, which were moved here from their original burial site at Pittsburgh's Trinity Cathedral downtown. Many notables from the city of Pittsburgh are buried here as well. The French and Indian War is the American name for the decisive nine-year conflict (1754-1763) in North America between the Kingdom of Great Britain and France, which was one of the theatres of the Seven Years War. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ...

Notable internments

• John Baptist Ford (1811-1903), industrialist, founder of PPG Industries and Ford City, Pennsylvania
• Walter Forward
• Stephen Foster (1826-1864), songwriter
• Josh Gibson (1911-1947), baseball great of the Negro Leagues
• Gus Greenlee
• General Alexander Hays
• Thomas Mellon
• General James S. Negley
• Henry Kirke Porter
• Calbraith Perry Rodgers (1879-1912), aviation pioneer
• Lillian Russell (1861-1922), singer, actress
• Stanley Turrentine

PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) was founded in 1883 under the name Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. ... Ford City is a borough located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ... Walter Forward (January 24, 1786–November 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician. ... Stephen Foster Stephen Collins Foster (Born in Pittsburgh on July 4, 1826, died on January 13, 1864) was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of his era. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Josh Gibson Joshua Gibson (December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, Georgia - January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 6-foot-1, 215-pounder was a catcher for the Homestead Grays and later the Pittsburgh Crawfords in baseballs Negro Leagues. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Part of the History of baseball series. ... William Augustus Gus Greenlee (1893–1952) was a Negro League baseball owner and an African-American businessman. ... Alexander Hays (July 8, 1819 – May 5, 1864) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, killed in the Battle of the Wilderness. ... Thomas Mellon (1813-1908) was the founder of the Mellon banking organization as well as the father of Andrew William Mellon and Richard B. Mellon. ... James Scott Negley (1896_1901) was a U.S. soldier, farmer and U.S. Congressman. ... Henry Kirke Porter was born in Concord, New Hampshire, on November 24, 1840. ... Calbraith Perry Rodgers (1879-1912) Calbraith Perry Rodgers (1879 - April 3, 1912) was a pioneer American aviator who died in a crash Family Rodgers was related to Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Lillian Russell (Helen Louise Leonard) (December 4, 1861 - June 6, 1922) was an American actress and singer. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Stanley William Turrentine (1934 – 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ...

External links

• Allegheny Cemetery Official website

See also

• List of cemeteries
• List of cemeteries in the United States

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References

• Kidney, Walter C. (1990). Allegheny Cemetery: A Romantic Landscape in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. ISBN 0916670147.