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Grounds: 7 a.m., Close: (Mar) 5:30 p.m., (Apr), 7 p.m., |
Statistics: |
300 acres, over 123,000 burials, 4th incorporated cemetery in the U.S., National Register of Historic Places |
Notable Residents: |
Ebenezer Denny (1st Pittsburgh mayor), Harry Kendall Thaw, Stephen C. Foster (songwriter), Lillian Russell (actress), J.B. Ford (glass manufacturer), Joseph Horne, Rosey Rowswell (sports announcer). |
Maps & Guides: |
Tour booklet available at office, suitable for walking or driving. Follow the green line through the most historic parts of the cemetery. Double green line leads to Stephen Foster's gravesite. |
Publications: |
Allegheny Cemetery: A Romantic Landscape in Pittsburgh, by Walter C. Kidney |
Tours & Events: |
Group tours by appointment. Annual mid-January celebration marking Stephen Foster's death. |
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Directions:
From East - Parkway east to the Edgewood/Swissvale exit. Follow signs for Edgewood by turning right onto Braddock Avenue. Continue on Braddock Avenue past Frick Park and past Forbes Avenue. Turn left at the light on Penn Ave. and continue to entrance. From West - Penn-Lincoln Parkway (Rt. 22/30 East) through the Fort Pitt Tunnels and onto Liberty Avenue. Follow Liberty through downtown toward Bloomfield. Turn left at 40th, then right at light onto Penn Avenue. Entrance will be on the left. From North - Follow Rt. 8 South past Etna, turn left onto the 40th Street Bridge. Turn left at Butler Street and continue to entrance. From South - Rt. 51N or Rt. 19N through the Liberty Tubes toward Pittsburgh. Cross the Liberty Bridge and bear right on 579 North, then 380 East (Bigelow Blvd.). Continue 2 miles and exit at Liberty Avenue/Bloomfield. Stay in center lane crossing the bridge. Cross Liberty Ave., bear left on Main Street. Turn right on Penn Ave. Entrance will be on the left.
Access Hours: |
Grounds: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Mon-Sat), 9a.m. - 1 p.m. (Sun) |
Statistics: |
Approximately 6,000 burials, but only 415 markers still stand. Oldest gravestone for Timothy Stanley, who died in 1648. Burials discontinued in the early 1800s. |
Notable Residents: |
Reverend Thomas Hooker (founder of Hartford), Ebenezer Watson (founder of the Connecticut Courant newspaper). |
Maps & Guides: |
Walking Tour brochure to 14 points of interest available. |
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Tours & Events: |
Scheduled public tours and group tours by appointment. |
Support Group: |
Ancient Burying Ground Assn., PO Box 231257, Hartford, CT 06123-1257, (860) 561-2585, abg_email@snet.net |
Access Hours: |
Grounds: (Oct-Mar) 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Apr-Sep) 8 a.m.-6 p.m. |
Statistics: |
555acres, 3rd largest non-military cemetery in the U.S., over 180,000 burials, contains 25 miles of paved roads, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
Notable Residents: |
President Benjamin Harrison, three Vice Presidents, James Whitcomb Riley (poet), and John Dillinger (bank robber). |
Maps & Guides: |
Location Map & Guide and Tree Maps available at the office. |
Publications: |
Memories of the Past: A Tour of Historic Crown Hill Cemetery, a driving and walking tour soft cover publication can be purchased or ordered from the cemetery office for $5.00. Also available is Exploring and Learning About Our Life, an educator's handbook. |
Tours & Events: |
Walking tours on a wide variety of topics are usually conducted on the 3rd Saturday or Sunday of the month. Meet at the Gothic Chapel (follow the White Line from the 34th Street Gate). Group tours can also be arranged by calling 317-920-2726. Yearly special events include the "Race through Hoosier History" 3-mile walk/5-mile run in March, "Tour Fest" in July, and "A Picnic with Riley at Sunset" in October. |
Support Group: |
Friends of Crown Hill |
Directions:
To North Entrance at 38th Street & Clarendon Road - Turn right (east) on 38th Street to the stop light (Clarendon Road) and turn left (north). The entrance is about a block, on the left (west). To 34th Street Entrance at 34th Street & Boulevard Place - Turn right (east) on 38th Street to Boulevard Place (2nd stop light) and turn right (south). Proceed south on Boulevard Place to 34th Street (stop sign) and turn right (west). Enter through the large stone gate.
Access Hours: |
Grounds: Daily 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. |
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Maps & Guides: |
The Visitor Center in the Victorian Carpenter Gothic Cottage has refreshments, rest rooms and telephones available for the public. Self-guided walking tour maps ($1), audio tape rental ($3) or purchase ($10), and self-guided tree tour & field guides ($5) are also available. The Genealogy Center includes 70,000 computerized records, original lot books with drawings of lot locations, obituaries since 1941, "Everyone Has a Story" oral & written histories, plus other local and state reference books. The Page Arboretum contains two state and eight country champion trees. Four hundred trees are labeled with common name, botanic name, and plant family. The Miller, McCallum and Butterfly Gardens were installed in 1997, but reflect the themes common in gardens from 1900. The Butterfly Garden serves as a picnic area. |
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Tours & Events: |
Public tours are offered in spring and fall. |
Support Group: |
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Directions:
Shelby County - South of Baptist Hospital Annex by the railroad tracks.
Access Hours: |
Grounds: Daily 7:30 a.m. to Dusk |
Statistics: |
275 Acres, over 99,000 burials |
Notable Residents: |
e.e. cummings (writer), Susan Dimock (surgeon), William Lloyd Garrison (abolitionist), William Gaston (Mass. governor), Toy Len Goon (1952 mother-of-the-year), Edward Everett Hale (orator & author), Reggie Lewis (athlete, Martin Milmore (sculptor), Eugene O'Neill (author), Lucy Blackwell Stone (suffragist), Jacob Wirth (restaurateur). |
Maps & Guides: |
Self-guided tour and points of interest map, as well as other informative brochures are available in the office. |
Publications: |
Garden of Memories: A Guide to Historic Forest Hills,written by Susan Wilson, is available in the cemetery office. |
Tours & Events: |
Group tours by appointment. |
Support Group: |
The Forest Hills Educational Trust (non-profit corporation). Benefits: The Forest Hills Flame, events, educational program discounts. |
Directions:
By Public Transportation - Take the Orange Line or Bus #39 from Copley Square to Forest Hills Station. Exit through the Hyde Park exit. Cross Hyde Park Ave. to Tower St. Walk up Tower St. to the walking entrance. By car from Boston & Cambridge - Take Storrow Drive to the Fenway/Park Drive exit. At the top of the ramp, follow signs to the Riverway. Follow signs to the Arnold Arboretum. The Riverway will become the Arborway. When the Arborway intersects with Route #203 East, go straight on Route #203 East past the Arnold Arboretum. Proceed 1/2 mile, bear left and continue over bridge. Go through rotary, then take first right onto Forest Hills Avenue.Photography is prohibited without permission from the Cemetery Supervisor.
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