Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New Jersey
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| Year established: | 1840 |
| Country: | USA |
| Location: | Orange, New Jersey |
| Type: | Non denominational |
| Size: | 92 acres |
| Website: | http://www.rosedalecemetery.org |
Rosedale Cemetery is a cemetery located in Orange, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Cyrus Baldwin drew up the original plan for the cemetery in 1840. [1] [2]
[edit] Noted interments
- John L. Blake (1831-1899), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district from 1879 to 1881.[3]
- Charles Edison (1890-1969), son of Thomas Edison and the 42nd Governor of New Jersey.
- Althea Gibson (1927-2003) the first African American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour[4]
- George Huntington Hartford (1833-1917), founder of The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
- William H. Wiley (1842-1925), represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1909 to 1911.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Urquhart, Frank John (1913). A History of the City of Newark, New Jersey.
- ^ Rosedale Cemetery. Rosedale Cemetery. Retrieved on 2007-08-26. “As a non-profit, non-sectarian Cemetery, Rosedale has respectfully served the local New Jersey community with care, compassion and dignity. Founded in 1840 and located in Montclair, Orange, and West Orange, Rosedale Cemetery remains dedicated to maintaining the same character that its original founders had envisioned over a century and a half ago. In fact, years of careful planning and expert maintenance have not only preserved the beauty and serenity of Rosedale’s 92 acres but have, moreover, enhanced it. ...”
- ^ John Lauris Blake, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 13, 2007.
- ^ Find-A-Grave: Althea Gibson, accessed June 25, 2006
- ^ William Halsted Wiley, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 13, 2007.
