East Harrisburg Cemetery
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East Harrisburg Cemetery is a cemetery
located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
. The cemetery received is name from its location, adjacent to the borough of Penbrook
, formerly known as East Harrisburg
. It was established in 1874 and remains in active use.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The cemetery received is name from its location, adjacent to the borough of Penbrook
Penbrook, Pennsylvania
Penbrook is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, founded in 1861 and incorporated July 10, 1894. Penbrook was once named East Harrisburg and still maintains a Harrisburg postal ZIP code...
, formerly known as East Harrisburg
East Harrisburg
East Harrisburg is a conglomeration of neighborhoods in the eastern end of the U.S. city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Its zip codes are 17103, 17104, and 17105...
. It was established in 1874 and remains in active use.
Notable burials
- Les BellLes BellLester Rowland Bell , was a professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1923-1931. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs. He is buried in East Harrisburg Cemetery.-External links:...
(1901-1985) – was a professional baseball player - Isaac Hoffer DoutrichIsaac Hoffer DoutrichIsaac Hoffer Doutrich was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Isaac H. Doutrich was born on a farm near Middletown, Pennsylvania. He moved to Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, with his parents in 1880. He attended Keystone State Normal School in Kutztown,...
(1871-1941) – was a RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, former city councilman of Harrisburg. - Walter Mann Mumma (1890-1961) – was a prominent businessman and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- Frank Crawford SitesFrank Crawford SitesFrank Crawford Sites was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Frank C. Sites was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. In 1875, he moved with his parents to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, learned the trade of watchmaker and jeweler,...
(1864-1935) – was a DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
See also
- List of Pennsylvania cemeteries