Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark
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Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a large Victorian-era cemetery in Newark's North Ward. It is located on the west bank of the Passaic River in Newark's Broadway neighborhood, opposite North Arlington. It occupies approximately 40 acres (162,000 m²) and is widely used as a park.
The cemetery houses the graves of some of Newark's most eminent citizens. The cemetery is dominated by the marble mausoleum of John Fairfield Dryden, the founder of Prudential Financial. Other notable interees include Marcus Ward, governor of New Jersey; Seth Boyden, inventor of patent leather; and Mary Stillman, first wife of Thomas Edison. Mount Pleasant also contains graves of members of the Kinney, Ballantine, and Frelinghuysen families.
The cemetery itself was opened and incorporated in 1844, but there are graves that date back to the mid-1600s, which were moved from older graveyards that were crowded out due to development.
Notable burials
- John Fairfield Dryden, the founder of Prudential Financial
- Marcus Ward, Governor of New Jersey
- Seth Boyden, inventor of patent leather
- Mary Stillman, first wife of Thomas Edison
- Charles Cummings, Newark historian
- Thomas Baldwin Peddie (1808-1889), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
See also
- Fairmount Cemetery, Newark
- List of New Jersey cemeteries
- List of United States cemeteries
- List of famous cemeteries
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